The management of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) of UPNG has released a circular yesterday (12th May) stating that all health worker trainees & medical students from the school of medicine & health sciences (SMHS) at Taurama Campus to be vaccinated if they want to do their practical in Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) and to reside at the School campus. The Administration has further stated in the circular that the vaccination is not compulsory, however, the consequences of not being vaccinated means that it will not be possible for the students & health worker trainees to complete their studies. The management has clearly stated that if students are not vaccinated, the administration will remove the students health worker studies at the Medical Faculty. THE University of PNG and the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) PNG have launched the 2021 pageant to promote true beauty and intellect in young women. Student representative council chairlady Nancy Paglau said the objective was to showcase the ability of women in nation building. They will be selecting not only women but men too from different schools in this year’s competition. “We will select them according to our criteria to represent their schools,” she said. An application by the Interim Council Members of the University of Goroka led by Professor Joseph Sukwianomb has been dismissed by the National Court in Waigani, for non-compliance with the National Court Rules. Professor Sukwianomb pursuant to Order 16 Rule 3 (2) of the National Court Rules was seeking leave for judicial review of a decision of April 19th, 2021 by the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Wesley Raminai. By Dr Nalini Satishchandra Time management is critical for everyone and anyone. With more subjects, assignments, project work, practicals and many activities vying for your attention, performing them all becomes a little challenging. In such a scenario, it is important to set a time for all the necessary tasks. Effective time management and planning are required when you begin your academic year. A schedule on how you approach the day, planning out the activities to strike the right balance between study and leisure time, carries a long-term benefit. It makes you disciplined, encouraging you to become an individual who values time, and thereby, leads you to make winning strides in whatever you wish to do. Check out these time management tips for students which can help them study and do exams better: THE Institute of Business Studies (IBS) and Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) PNG have announced the two winners of the IBS founder’s scholarship degree programme. Winners Maureen Kuna, 21, from Southern Highlands, and Joanne Konaka, 26, from the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Arob), were announced last Wednesday. Kuna enrolled for the bachelor of accounting and finance programme on March 23, and Konaka enrolled for the bachelor of information technology on March 17, at the IBS University campus at 11-Mile. Kuna and Konaka said they had settled into their studies well and expressed their gratitude to IBS founder Sir Mick Nades and MPIP PNG for the joint effort in empowering young women through education. “We could not further our education because of financial difficulties and we truly appreciate these scholarships which will now allow us to fulfill our dreams,” they said. THE main aim of the flexible open and distance education (Fode) office is to help school leavers so that no one is left behind, an official says.
Western’s Fode coordinator Kelly Inkharm said this during the launch of Pirupiru Fode High School in the province recently. He said the goal was to “help unfortunate school leavers” and to align with the Papua New Guinea’s education theme of having a literate population and of leaving no one behind. Inkharm said Fode had the same power as mainstream schools in PNG. TEACHERS have been told not to be fooled by individuals who claim to be affiliated with the Education Department or the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) and collect money to settle unpaid salary entitlements. TSC chairman Samson Wangihomie said this after a notice of payment was given to a school to pay K32,000 to an individual. He said teachers in a particular school sent the copy of the cheque to the department and TSC and found that it was a scam. Wangihomie said the cheque had a signature of TSC commissioner which was forged. CLASSES at the Holy Trinity Teachers College in Mt Hagen are likely to be affected if water supply is not restored, principal Michael Miamel says. “Water supply to the college was cut off about two weeks ago and this is putting the lives of more than 700 students, both boarding and day, at risk,” he said. “Staff and families are at risk as well. “We do not know why water supply was cut off as Water PNG did not inform the college.” Miamel said students were forced to do their laundry at the nearby rivers of Aunta, Golg or Kum, which was not safe for girls. “The toilets are filthy because there is no water, posing a serious health risk with the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic,” he said. “Covid-19 protocols such as hand washing was impossible because there is no water.” English is the language of science In these monthly discussions we answer one question about language in PNG and beyond. This month we are looking at the dominant role of English as the language of science and ask ourselves if this is a kind of language imperialism. PAPUA New Guinean scientists are lucky because they are educated in English. Papua New Guinean scientists are unlucky because they are educated in English. There is truth in both of these statements. How can that be? In the past hundred years—the years that have seen the development of a modern education system in PNG—English has become the most widely used language in science. In some fields of study, 90 per cent of all published articles and books worldwide are now written and published in English. This is particularly so in the physical sciences and medicine. But it was not always so. In the Middle Ages Latin, Arabic, and Chinese were the vehicles of scientific writing, while in the 1700s and 1800s, German and French were more useful than English in many academic subjects. This notice serves to inform members of the Teaching Service (teachers) and the general public that the Department of Education and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) are not affiliated to any individual agents or representatives to act on behalf of teachers nationwide, with regard to unpaid salary entitlements. It has come to our attention that there are bogus people under the pretext of being agents in carrying out teachers’ salary queries and collecting deposits for the services they rendered. Furthermore, there is NO Ryan Oge employed by the |
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