Tag: Pacific universities

By John Gerritsen, RNZ News education correspondent The New Zealand government coalition is tweaking university regulations to curb what it says is an increasingly...

Indonesia's commitment to the Pacific continues to be strengthened. One of the strategies is through a commitment to resolving human rights cases in Papua,...

RNZ News A New Zealander studying at the University of New Caledonia says students have been taught to use fire extinguishers as firefighters are unlikely...

Asia Pacific Report The University of the South Pacific -- one of only two regional universities in the world -- is facing a "gathering storm"...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist University of the South Pacific staff unions are giving management "one more chance to come to the table" before...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead A former Fiji university head who was banned from returning to the country by the previous Bainimarama government...

By Kalinga Seneviratne The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Tuvalu Campus, located in the capital Funafuti, is perhaps the smallest university in the world,...

By Vijay Narayan in Suva The University of the South Pacific Council has reappointed Professor Pal Ahluwalia as vice-chancellor and president amid two days of...

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva University of the South Pacific staff who once stood by vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia are now up in arms about...

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva In a keynote speech at the annual Pacific Update conference the region's major university, Fiji deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist A leaked document authored by a recently recruited senior University of the South Pacific...

COMMENT: By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom An alleged bizarre swinging punch towards an academic from a senior management figure at the top of...

By Marcia Negri in Port Moresby The arena was filled with applauses and whistles when Fidelis Kamsnok walked up to the podium to receive his...

The Fiji Times “The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been and continues to be a bedrock for regionalism. A resource owned by the...

ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Bahadur Singh in Suva The long-running row between the former Fiji government and the Suva-based regional University of the South Pacific (USP)...

Asia Pacific Report The head of the University of the South Pacific has welcomed the return of payments by the new Fiji coalition government, reports...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva Fiji's Minister of Finance and deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad says all coalition partners in the new government have...

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Exiled University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia says he is thrilled at the prospect of returning to...

By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report Allegations of corruption, nepotism and bad governance at the Lautoka-based University of Fiji have been made by a whistleblower...

By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report Incoming new vice-chancellor for Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Toelesulusulu Dr Damon Ieremia...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga...

By Samisoni Pareti in Suva A major development out of the besieged University of the South Pacific has meant that two main characters in a...