![]() The Papua New Guinea TEACHING Service Commission (TSC) chairman Samson Wangihomie says he supports Education Minister Jimmy Uguro’s vision to improve our education system. Wangihomie said this in response to statements made by Uguro in parliament last month. “The minister rightly highlighted the need to ensure that teachers receive the benefits they are entitled to,” he said. “We acknowledge that the remuneration and overall treatment of teachers have a direct impact on the standard of education. “Also, we echo the minister’s sentiments regarding the vital role teachers play in especially in rural areas.” ![]() THE Institute of Business Studies University (IBSU) plans to introduce masters in leadership and strategic management and bachelor in education programmes next year. “The two programmes have already been approved by the council and will be submitted to the Department of Higher Education for approval for the 2024 academic year,” Vice-Chancellor Dr Ramachandran Arunachalam said “The extension of the infrastructure facilities called the innovation centre has been approved to cater for students under the programmes.” ![]() THERE are a lot of behavioural issues in schools such as gender-based violence (GBV), an official says. The Education Department’s coordinator for gender equality and social inclusion (Gesi) Claribel Waide revealed this following a workshop attended by secondary and primary school inspectors and guidance officers in New Guinea Islands (NGI) in East New Britain’s Kokopo last week. The workshop covered behaviour management, social support and gender equality and social inclusion training programme. Waide said the purpose of the workshop was to raise awareness to education officers who were the main inspectors from primary and secondary sectors, Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) sector and guidance officers in the NGI region on school-related gender-based violence (GBV), behaviour management policy and Gesi in school policy. ![]() YER FOUNDATION – A BEACON OF HOPE - Expanding Opportunities for Papua New Guinean Students| Introduction Recently, YER FOUNDATION was launched at Momie Oval in Mendi, Southern Highlands and had its fundraising dinner in POM, hosting the Head of State, Hon.James Marape and other departmental heads and dignitaries. YER Foundation, founded through a US-PNG partnership by Jackson Yer and his family, has emerged as a transformative force in providing educational opportunities for Papua New Guinean students to study in the United States. Committed to fostering academic excellence and empowering the young generation, YER Foundation has opened doors to a brighter future for aspiring students in Papua New Guinea. ![]() MORE than 2,900 Papua New Guinea females have successfully furthered their education through the Business and Professional Women (BPW) scholarship at a cost of K3 million since 2009, says its president. BPW president Jacinta Wagambie said the aim of the scholarship was to empower and educate women and young girls in different professions so that they could have a better life and future. “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation so that is the reason we believe in giving these scholarships to females,” she said. ![]() EIGHT Papua New Guineans have won the prestigious United Kingdom government’s Chevening Scholarships to study masters’ programmes at various UK universities. The British High Commission in Port Moresby hosted a farewell reception on Aug 18. In his send-off remarks, High Commissioner Keith Scott, said: “Chevening may be the UK Government’s scholarship programme but it is a Papua New Guinean success story. “It is about using the quality of UK universities and the networks you will create with fellow scholars from around the world to help you make the most of your own qualities, skills and passion and so contribute to positive change when you return. ![]() THE Japanese Nippon Foundation donated 157 Japan-related books to the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) in Lae yesterday. The books on a range of topics including mathematics, science, economics and business as well culture, were presented under Read Japan Project 2022 by Japanese ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe to the Unitech’s Matheson Library. Watanabe said the donated books were very informative as they contained academic material along with Japanese information to inspire students about the country. The books are to be used by both lecturers and students to know more about Japan,” he said. “Very good materials to know more about Japan.” ![]() PARENTS in Central have been relieved of the burden of paying their children’s school fees this year, a parent said. A father of six and teacher from Chimbu, Anton Waruo, thanked Central Governor Rufina Peter for helping parents with the burden of school fees. “I heard from the governor’s office about the application forms for school fee subsidies,” he said. “I enquired about the scheme, got an application form, filled out the paper work and the councillor at Lealea endorsed it. “My son Raphael attends Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) and we really needed the school fees.” ![]() THE Chinese embassy held a farewell reception last Friday for 38 Papua New Guinean recipients of the 2023 Chinese government scholarship. Of the 38 scholarship recipients, two were doctoral, 12 were postgraduate, 16 were undergraduate and eight were military scholarship students. Chinese ambassador Zeng Fanhua commended the students for winning the scholarship and urged them to make the best use of it so that they could come back and help develop the country. “You live in the best time of China-PNG relations and I hope that you will cherish the opportunity to study in China, work hard, learn the Chinese language and increase professional knowledge,” he said. “I hope that you could integrate your personal development into the development of your country and become the pillars of PNG’s development in various fields in the future.” ![]() PNG Education Minister Jimmy Uguro says trainee teachers must be properly accommodated prior to training programmes. He was reacting to a media report in this paper this week about 50 female trainees accommodated at a primary school library in East New Britain being robbed on Monday. The trainees, from Gaulim Teachers’ College, were held up by criminals at Kalamanagunan Primary School in Kokopo. It was understood that there was no report of any injury. Uguro had directed Education Department secretary Dr Uke |
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