STUDENTS attending Pacific Adventist University outside Port Moresby are firm that every Papua New Guineans can make positive contribution towards a better society and development of the country if well-educated through formal education system. Tambul-Neblyer PAU student leader, Steven Boping said PNG today lives in the pre-modernism era in which education system is relevant with the system that trains professionals who will be able to make a positive contribution to society in various fields. “It can produce medical doctors, teachers and engineers, accountants and pilots, artists and scientists and so on. The former president of South Africa late Nelson Mandela believed that education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world. Indeed, it is absolutely true,” Mr. Boping, said. He said this on behalf of Tambul-Nebilyer students at PAU during a K12,000 school fee assistance presentation by former teacher, turned career UN staff for more than 15 years and successful businessman, Gabriel Andandi last week. “By realizing the importance of education, the managing director of Norman Finance Nationwide, Mr Andandi came up with a dream in 1997 to sponsor tertiary students from Tambul-Nebilyer all across the country. Many students he sponsored are today working in the public and private sectors in our country,” “Mr Andandi’s dream is to build the human resource in Tambul-Nebilyer. He wants some professional like doctors, accountants, pilots, engineers, lecturers, nurses, teachers etc to be working in both private and public sectors all across the country,” “On behalf of the students, I thank Mr. Andiandi for his great support. I’ am so thankful because Mr. Andandi’s initiative may cost a lot but in spite of that, from the bottom of his heart, Mr. Andandi wants to build the human resource in our district. His continuous support will positively impact our district in the next 5 to 10 year,” Mr. Boping said. Mr. Boping said PNG cannot change if youths of today are not educated in classrooms to take charge of the country and its destination in the future. “Countries like America, China and North Korea are growing at a rocket speed in terms of innovation and technology. It is not because of military or economic power but because of education. Nothing is rocket science when we get educated in all fields,” he said. Mr Andandi when presenting his K12,000 financial assistance said he has the dram and desire to see more elites coming from Tambul-Nebilyer to take up leadership roles and other professional tasks and contribute equally towards the development of PNG. “We all know that our parents are poor. Tambul-Nebilyer electorate is a poor electorate and I am assisting to get you complete your education by relieving your parents,” he said. Source: Sunday Chronicle
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