![]() 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. Professor Griffin said this information formed the basis for the University's official Letter of Offer to Miss Alog advising her of her selection into the Science Foundation Year Program.
He said in keeping with this information, she was assumed to be a national student, and was requested to pay the Compulsory Tuition Fee of K3,115.00. However, the Vice Chancellor said during the University's registration clearance process, the University Administration discovered and confirmed with documents provided by Miss Alog, which included her birth certificate, her Philippines passport and her PNG visa, that she is a citizen of the Philippines. Professor Griffin said she also provided copies of Department of Labour and Industrial Relations letters confirming her father and mother to be citizens of the Philippines with work permits for management roles in a private company in PNG. He added that there are no other documents which showed that she or her parents have applied for or granted PNG citizenship. He said as such, Miss Alog was categorized as an "International student", in the same way as other international students from Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Region. Professor Griffin said there's been no discrimination on the part of the University, as it applied the established University Compulsory Tuition Fee structure applicable to all other international students. Meanwhile, UPNG is now working with Miss Alog and her parents to resolve the international Compulsory Tuition Fee issue. Professor Griffin said this anomaly has highlighted the gaps that exist in DHERST's NOAS system in identifying non-PNG-citizens who study in public and private secondary schools in Papua New Guinea and wish to enrol for tertiary education in the country. He added that it also raises questions regarding Papua New Guinean citizens who study overseas and then wish to enrol for studies in PNG tertiary institutions, as they cannot apply for a TESAS scholarship through NOAS and DHERST. NBC News / PNG education news Next : PNG PM Marape Assures The Filipino Student Who Was Rejected By UPNG Comments are closed.
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