CONFUSION over online payment of compulsory fees have left some University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) new intakes frustrated on the first day of registration yesterday. While a handful of students managed to complete their payments and were allocated rooms, some had to wait in long queues outside the UPNG accounts office waiting for their payments to be processed. Bank South Pacific Financial Group Ltd (BSP) staff members were there to assist students open new accounts and to transfer fees. A Madang family told The National that they had been in Port Moresby for almost two weeks and were relieved after finally getting their son registered. The PNG University of Technology and the PNG Joint Forces Academy (Igam) today signed a MOU for training and technical cooperation and implementation of Learning Management System (Moodle) at the academy. The signing of the MOU that took place this morning between Unitech Vice Chancellor Dr Ora Renagi (Unitech) and PNGJSA Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Donald Aisuk enables Unitech to install Moodle software on all computers and servers at the Igam based academy. The MOU is to promote closer cooperation and exchange of information on Moodle Platform between the two institution to improve delivery and learning for instructors and officer cadets at the academy. POLITICIANS in PNG must stop meddling in the appointment of teachers and leave that task to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) and education divisions, says commission chairman Samson Wangihomie. “I do not want politics. I am requesting politicians not to meddle in teacher appointments, ”he said. “That (is the job of the) education division and TSC. “We are getting all sort of stories from Jiwaka (of people playing politics about teachers’ appointments.” Wangihomie was responding to general complaints by teachers in the Highlands region about politicians trying to intervene in their appointments. TEACHER Lloid Ambihi has to walk for hours along a stream each day to reach the school where he teaches. “It’s about a six-hour walk, crossing rivers, climbing mountains and walking along bush tracks before reaching the school, all while carrying my heavy bag with me,” he said. He teaches at the Wallam Primary School in remote Dreikikir of the Ambunti-Dreikikir electorate in East Sepik. The Government-run school is 37 years old. Over 3,000 students are expected to enroll in PNG's biggest primary school ( by Population size) in the National Capital District this year, an official says. Wardstrip Primary School head teacher Rotona Girnna told The National that it was the largest primary school with 3,262 students. He said there was no way to expand the school but to maintain existing facilities and re-develop the school library. “We cannot expand the school as we don’t have enough space. “We can only maintain our classrooms and library,” he said. The Education Department has issued directives to Provincial Education Advisors to immediately suspend school principals, and Headteachers of the following level of education for defying Governments GTFS Policy Directives By Collecting Illegal School Fees And Project Fees..
TERTIARY institutions should improve job search skills for students and graduates, says Pacifund’s chief executive officer Des Yaninen.
Yaninen was concerned about the quality of written English that graduates from higher institutions displayed in their job applications. He said while a good number of graduates who came out of higher institutions were brilliant, many did not know how to properly approach or talk to potential employers. He said universities and higher institutions should be more concerned with the quality of their graduates rather than the quantity. DIVINE Word University (DWU) lecturer Dr Irene Semos applied for the Australia Awards Scholarship to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy to research and contribute to curriculum delivery. “I felt like I was not challenged intellectually in the way I was delivering my teaching and facilitating learning for the students,” she said. The DWU lecturer has a masters degree in international public health and recently obtained a PhD in public health from the University of Queensland through the Australia Awards PNG. PNG DEPARTMENT of Personnel Management Secretary Taies Sansan says all overseas training applications by public servants for the 2024 Australian government scholarships must align with the country’s development priorities.
Sansan said development priority areas were in health, education, governance, law and justice, transport and infrastructure and agriculture. It follows the announcement of the Australian government scholarships and information on the United Kingdom Commonwealth and chevening scholarships in December. The application for Australian awards scholarship opens from Feb 1 to May 1. Commentary by Adrian Neronggai Enhancing Student Learning and Accountability through Online Assignment Submission and Grading" For the past three years, I have been a student at the University of Papua New Guinea. And I must admit that I am deeply dissatisfied with the current approach of submitting assignments on paper and manually grading them. The current system takes a lot of time. Lecturers must spend a lot of time gathering and grading paper assignments. This not only causes delays in the delivery of feedback and grades, but it also limits the time that lecturers have to offer insightful and thorough feedback. |
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