![]() THE Melanesian Tourist Service (MTS) has commended its three sponsored graduates for winning bronze medal in academic excellence at the Divine Word University’s 39th graduation last week. MTS-sponsored Thomas Dadmai graduated with a bachelor degree in tourism and hospitality management, Trevor Ladibo with bachelor degree in physiotherapy and Anton Selve with bachelor degree in communications arts. Managing director Sir Peter Barter commended the efforts of DWU’s organisation in delivering successful graduation despite the Covid-19 protocols. ![]() THE University of PNG is making sure students and staff strictly comply with new Covid-19 protocol as lectures continues. Vice-Chancellor Prof Frank Griffin, in a phone call, told The National that his students and staff were the number one priority at this time and the university was making sure they adhered to the new rules. He said students were issued with masks and were told to wear them, hand-sanitise and practice social distancing at all times. “Our priorities here are to make sure students wear masks, social distance and hand-sanitise while on campus, and off campus as well,” he said. THE Bulolo tertiary students are ready to work with district authority and stakeholders to contribute to development through community engagement.
President Ehecyuc Seseru said the students were organised and ready to engage with authorities and stakeholders in the district through community services and other social programmes. “We are ready to work with our leaders from six local level governments (LLGs), district authority and business houses in whatever way we can for the development of the district,” he said. Bulolo, in Morobe, has six LLGs; Buang, Mumeng, Watut, Wau-Bulolo urban, Wau rural and Waria, and is the host to Hidden Valley and soon-to-be opened Wafi-Golpu gold and copper mines. THE four-week suspension of classes across the country will not have much effect on Fode (flexible open distance education) students’ learning, says an official.
Port Moresby Fode centre principal Anthony Rayappan told The National that they give the students study materials, they can study at home, at their own pace. “That’s one good thing that we see, even though the schools are suspended and their learning is affected, the department and the schools are planning different strategies, how to cover their lost lessons, but Fode will not have much impact as long as we provide them with the study materials and the proper advice on the courses they can continue to study during this four weeks of lockdown,” he said. Rayappan said Fode students didn’t have any tutorial programme. He said counter service would not be disrupted and students would still get the materials and study at home. THE Jiwaka education board (PEB) conducted entry test for 62 primary school graduate teachers.
According to provincial education adviser Dr Charly Muke, this was to see if the graduates were qualified and were fit to teach. Dr Muke said graduates could score the required grade average point, but some were unable to teach in the classroom. He said students in Jiwaka had performed poorly in previous years and the PEB was trying to find the cause of the poor performance. ![]() THE Institute of Business Studies University is conducting lectures in person and online while making sure its students and staff comply with Covid-19 protocols. Responding to queries by The National yesterday, vice-chancellor Dr Ramachandran Arunachalam said lectures were being delivered through face-to-face teaching while maintaining social distancing in classrooms as well as on online learning tools such as Moodle, Blackboard, WhatsApp for video lessons, zoom conferencing and collaboration sessions. ![]() THE Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (IMR) has supported the decision to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine in the country, according to a statement. “Vaccines are a crucial public health tool in the battle against the Covid-19 and other infectious diseases as they help to build one’s natural defences to protect infection and/or severe disease,” it said. IMR stated there was overwhelming evidence that the Covax vaccine by Oxford, AstraZeneca, had undergone rigorous testing in various clinical trials, and in populations that had received the vaccine, adverse effects monitoring (pharmacovigilance) had been proven to meet internationally agreed benchmarks for safety and efficacy (ability to protect from disease). ![]() Statement by Hon Steven Davis We are already isolated island communities by the creator's own wisdom. Waigani's national isolation strategy misses many points, more especially in our education sector and the consequences caused by closing boarding schools in the rural island districts like Esa'ala. We are already disadvantaged by our isolation when it comes to government services. We are always last to receive government services in this and that. BUT we are not naive, we value the education of our children, it is our future. We want to protect the education of our children in this times. We must replace our workforce including prominent sons serving in Waigani and elsewhere. Like the late Dr Dakulala who we sadly lost recently, while he was helping this government to fight the Corona Pandemic. We cant do that if COVID19 pandemic becomes a mademic and keeps working against the interest of our people by destroying the education of our children. It started last year. Goverment in Waigani has forgotten the pain of poor exam results. But our youths and their families are still hurting. The mess created by a similar decision last year is yet to be sorted out this year. What's the government's response to the education crisis in this period? I ask. ![]() Papua New Guinea UNIVERSITY of Technology’s civil engineering department premises in Lae received a facelift with a state-of-the-art display wall built in front of the department building by former students to inspire other students to be proud of their institution. The wall has a metal encryption that says: The home of the civil engineers. The project was initiated in 2017 by then final-year student Steward Mabiria with the support of eight other students, staff and his current employer, the Hides Gas Development Company (HGDC). HGDC sponsored the small yet, significant, project carrying the name of Unitech’s civil engineering department and HGDC. The project cost K45,000 to complete. ![]() SCHOOLS throughout the country paid tribute to the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare by holding various activities this month. In Gazelle, local MP Jelta Wong commended schools in his electorate that had taken the initiative to organise programmes to pay tribute to Sir Michael. Schools in Gazelle’s five local level governments (LLGs) took part in solemn marches, moments of silence, wreath and flower laying, flags flying at half-mast and stages decorated with late Sir Michael’s photos. The students also heard brief histories of the numerous achievements and the traits of late Sir Michael. Students, teachers and parents dressed in black. Some schools also performed the traditional tolai customary event “Kututabu” or breaking of shell money to share among themselves. On March 12, at Lungalunga and Vundavai Primary Schools in Livuan Reimber LLG, students were told that the late Sir Michael was a God-fearing leader that led this nation according to God’s will. Wong said it was heartwarming to see the younger generation keen and eager to learn about the history of the country’s national icon. “Let us be good role models and leaders in our homes and communities, like how the late Grand Chief Sir Michael lived his life,” he said. |
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