![]() PROFESSORS from the South Dakota State University (SDU) in the United State (US) had a week-long tour, visiting the country’s four national schools of excellence last week. According to the SDU’s staff, they were able to visit the Port Moresby, Sogeri, Aiyura and Wawin National School of Excellence but did not get to visit Kerevat and Passam. SDU assistant vice-president for international affairs Jon Stauff said the purpose of the visit was concerning the 30 Papua New Guinean science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) students that were currently studying various engineering courses at the university. ![]() University of Papua New Guinea’s Kairuku-Goilala students association recently donated 110 solar panels to schools in Central as part of its yearly donation drive. Association president Stephanie Jeffery said many secondary and primary schools in Central relied on generators for lighting and they encountered problems when they ran out of fuel. “Mainohana Catholic Secondary, which is the only secondary school in the area, usually puts off the generator at 10pm to preserve fuel, making it hard for boarding students to study,” Jeffery said. “We donated 10 solar censor panels to Mainohana Secondary and 50 each to Inawabui and Vanuamai primary schools. “We were not able to help the other two schools due to not enough funding.” ![]() THE Bougainville Technical College (BTC) in Tinputz, received more than K2.2 million teaching facilities from the Australian High Commissioner last week. High Commissioner Jon Philp said giving high school graduates the skills to live productive lives and providing high-quality industry relevant training were the way forward for Bougainville. “Australia has supported BTC under the Australia Pacific technical coalition programme since 2020 as we know BTC is the key institution that is providing trade skills in Bougainville,” said Philp. Teaching staff and the 600 students of BTC were excited and proud to receive new classrooms and office facilities, including conference rooms and offices. ![]() ENGA Governor Sir Peter Ipatas says the biggest victims of tribal warfare are children. Sir Peter said this when presenting a cheque for K300,000 to the Wabag Primary School last Thursday. “This is a reality for many and the people involved in tribal fights are turning a blind eye to this,” he said. The six-term governor said tribal fights affected Engans living in the province and this was a hugely concerning. MENDI-Munihu in Southern Highlands has spent more than K5 million this year on education, says local MP Raphael Tonpi.
The Mendi-Minihu development authority (DDA) under MP Tonpi’s leadership, is focused on developing and upgrading existing infrastructure which had been lacking in the district. “We are focused on prioritising education,” he said. Tonpi said DDA with the theme: to revive, restore and make it functional, had outlined a number of projects focusing on education. As part of the projects, the DDA bought three trucks for the district education adviser and two school inspectors to visit schools at a cost of K300,000. ![]() A JOINT committee from three universities in the country is conducting a week-long special tertiary admissions test (Stat-P) for more than 2,000 school and non-school leaver applicants in National Capital District (NCD). Stat-P Port Moresby centre chief supervisor Tabitha Wosse said the committee from the University of Technology, University of Goroka and the Pacific Adventist University (PAU) had conducted the test for 2, 310 applicants. ![]() PAPUA New Guinea’s partnership with the Singapore Aviation Academy is to provide a high standard of training for the country’s aviators, Air Niugini chairman Karl Yalo says. Speaking at the purchase agreement signing between Airbus and Air Niugini yesterday, Yalo said the aviation academy project represented Air Niugini’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of aviation professionals. “The academy aims to provide world-class training and development opportunities, ensuring a continuous supply of highly skilled professionals into PNG’s aviation sector and beyond,” Yalo explained. ![]() THE Papua New Guinea Teachers Association has assured its members that they will still receive their three per cent pay increments for this year. Association president Aita Sanangkepe said they would be paid the increments once all processes were completed. “All teachers will be backdated their three per cent increments to Jan 1, 2023,” he said. He added that the association and the Teaching Service Commission already had a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on teachers’ salaries and allowances from 2023 to 2025, which included the three per cent pay increment. ![]() The Papua New Guinea Education Department has several job positions. Qualified citizens of Papua New Guinea are eligible to apply for these job positions. Follow the link below to see the list of jobs , job descriptions and the application processes Job Descriptions by Division.
Porgera-Paiela MP Maso Karipe, along with his development administration, have committed K1.2 million in school fee assistance for tertiary students in his area.
Porgera-Paiela and Maip-Mulitaka Students’ Association president from the University of PNG (UPNG) Herry Luke thanked Karipe for supporting the 88 students at UPNG. The students received K352,000 with each student being allocated K4,000 for their fees. The second highest went to students at the University of Technology, University of Goroka was third followed by Pacific Adventist University, International Training Institute and the Institute of Business Studies University. |
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