![]() THE New Zealand government’s Manaaki scholarships is now open for Papua New Guineans to apply. According to information on the New Zealand government’s website, scholarships are available for the 2024 intake. To apply:
![]() The University of Technology, despite having limited classroom and accommodation space, has been reaching out to more students through its online courses, says an official. Vice-chancellor Dr Ora Renagi said the institution was also recruiting online. The university started its online courses last year with 60 students registered and would be running its second batch programme this year with about 150 students registered already. “The Government’s agenda on increasing access so we are doing exactly what they had instructed,” Renagi said. “We’re addressing the access and quality issues as well.” Some of the online course the university offered includes;
![]() STUDENTS on the Tertiary Education Study Assistance Scheme (Tesas) should be receiving their tickets this week, according to the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology. Department Secretary Dr Francis Hualupmomi made the statement after several students raised their complaints in the media that they had been waiting for three weeks for their tickets. He said the tickets for the Tesas students who had not travelled yet should be ready this week. School has already started for some students who are worried about missing classes. ![]() PNG Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra said heads of two public schools in the National Capital District have been penalised for not complying with the directive not to charge school and project fees. He said the principals have been suspended without pay. Dr. Kombra told NBC News that they are investigating reports of other schools charging fees, and the principals of these schools will also be suspended. "So far in Port Moresby, I'm aware that we have suspended two heads of schools. One of the Principals at Morata Vocational Centre and Limana Vocational. Those two principals have been suspended." "We have also issued instructions for a number of national Schools of Excellence principals to be suspended. The process is still going on." "We have to get Inspectors to the schools to effect the suspension. Instructions have been given for them to do that," said Dr. Kombra. PNG DataCo Ltd is supporting digital transformation in sectors such as education, law and order, and health among others, says chief executive officer Paul Komboi.
Komboi said under the organisation’s community service obligation (CSO) programmes, PNG DataCo had connected certain secondary schools across the country that were piloting the Stem (science technology engineering and math) programme. He said last year, they expanded K6 million on the CSO programmes nationwide. ![]() PNG EDUCATION Minister Jimmy Uguro says around 800 department employees are preparing to move into their new offices at Vulupindi House in Waigani, Port Moresby. Uguro said the employees were arranging to bring their files from their former offices at FinCorp Haus which they were evicted from late last year. Uguro and Secretary Dr Uke Kombra have already moved to Vulupindi House. Meanwhile, Kombra said K191.6 million was the first term payment to all the schools – K151.6 million for tuition fees and K40 million for project fees. NAWAEB Lutheran High School in the Morobe Province has been elevated to secondary school last Wednesday with the opening of two four-in-one classrooms and intakes of first Grade 11 students.
The school also commissioned five staff houses for teachers and the principal last week to house heads of departments. Principal Besi Simongi said there had been much talk for Nawaeb to have its own secondary because many times students completing Grade 10 had been selected to do Grade 11 and 12 at Bumayong, Busu, Lae and Bugandi secondary schools. “Because of school fights, many of the students never make into the higher institutions with 50 per cent of them returning to their villages. “With my appointment in 2021, former Nawaeb MP Kennedy Wenge’s vision was to upgrade the school to a secondary status and for the last two years, we had been negotiating with concerned authorities in Port Moresby and the given green light last year,” he said. PRESENTING a research paper at the 56th Annual Medical Symposium in Port Moresby in September last year in front of doctors and professors was something Winnie Sagiu never expected.
The Australia Awards short course graduate was surprised to be acknowledged for her commitment and passion for research. “I was so excited at first when I heard that my paper had been accepted by the Scientific Research Committee for presentation,” she said. “Then I was nervous and doubted myself. I felt inferior, as I am just a diploma and graduate certificate holder who will be presenting in front of these professionals. ![]() THE unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea is very high although there are “little statistics” provided on it, and a solution may lie in incentivising manufacturing, says a businessman. City Pharmacy Ltd (CPL) Group founder Sir Mahesh Patel made the statement after watching hundreds of job-seekers queuing at the Vision City Mega Mall car park in Port Moresby on Saturday, hoping to be interviewed for a few vacancies advertised by The Stanley Hotel and Suites. “Some time ago, when we did a walk-in interview, looking for 400 staff for our Stop and Shop in Port Moresby, we had 4,600 people turn up,” he said. ![]() The University of Papua New Guinea today denied turning away Filipino student Roselyn Alog from enrolling at the university this week. In a statement, UPNG Vice Chancellor Professor Frank Griffin said the University followed all protocols and procedures set down by DHERST in assessing Grade 12 students through the National Online Application System (NOAS) and the National Online Selection System (NOSS), which awarded Miss Alog an Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES) under the TESAS system. He said Miss Alog had successfully completed her Grade 12 education at Paradise Private School, and following her assessment by DHERST, it was assumed that she was a national student, as all TESAS scholarship awardees are PNG citizens. |
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