University of the South Pacific

Type: Organization

Name: University of the South Pacific

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

FIJIAN GOVERNMENT ADVERTISES LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs is inviting applications from qualified iTaukei and Rotumans for scholarships tenable at local universities in Semester 2, 2013 for undergraduate and post graduate courses.Scholarship applications for the University of ... [Published Fiji Government - May 18 2013]

Entities: University of Fiji, University of the South Pacific, Labasa (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

BFTE delegates dazzled by local performers

Day two of the Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange, and guests were given a spectacular performance by the Oceania Dance Theatre, ( ODT) and Pasifika Voices.The event hosted by Rosie Holidays Fiji was staged at InterContinental Fiji’s Meke Lawn, overlooking Natadola ... [Published ITCM - May 17 2013]

Entities: Fiji, Hugo Swire, University of the South Pacific, Nadi (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

USP performers shine at Bula exchange

University of the South Pacific Oceania Dance Theatre performer at the Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange.The University of the South Pacific’s Oceania Dance Theatre and Pasifika Voices dazzled a sea of crowd on day two of the Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange at the ... [Published Fiji Sun - May 17 2013]

Entities: Fiji, University of the South Pacific, Hugo Swire

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Tongan PM, Lord Tu’ivakano Opens 76th USP Council Meeting

Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano Officially Opens 76th USP Council MeetingThe Vice Chancellor and President of USP, Professor Rajesh Chandra, Prime Minister of Tonga (centre), Lord Tu’ivakano, and Pro Chancellor and Chair of Council, Mr Ikbal Jannif ... [Published Scoop - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tonga, Rajesh Chandra, University of the South Pacific

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Fiji?s youth show willingness to be future leaders.

A panellist at a discussion on the 26th anniversary of the first coup in Fiji says the young people who gathered at the event have shown their willingness to take responsibility for the country’s future.Hundreds of students took part in the panel discussion ... [Published Radio New Zealand International - May 16 2013]

Entities: Fiji, Shamima Ali, Sitiveni Rabuka, Coup d'état, University of the South Pacific

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Fiji censorship speech censored

People in Fiji who think the media supports the views of the coup installed military government should not blame the journalists. That's according the economist and academic, professor Waden Narsey. He says it's the companies which own the country's media ... [Published ABC Radio Australia - May 16 2013]

Entities: Fiji, Censorship, Bruce Hill, University of the South Pacific

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

It’s up to you-Rabuka

1987 coup leader, Sitiveni Rabuka said that it is up to the people of the country to forgive him for his acts.A young woman named Kajol who was part of a panel discussion at the University of the South Pacific last night, told Rabuka that her family was ... [Published Fijivillage.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sitiveni Rabuka, Coup d'état, University of the South Pacific

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Registration for Pacific Telecoms Diploma to close in 10 days

Now in its fifth year, the CTO’s Diploma in Telecommunications Management Studies for the Pacific region will take place on 3 June – 12 July 2013 in Suva, Fiji. Interested participants have until 24 May to register for this programme, which will be hosted ... [Published Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation - May 15 2013]

Entities: Telecommunication, Fiji, Financial Management

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Fiji: Professor Narsey 'Gagged' Over Media Freedom Speech

Fiji: Ex-USP Professor Narsey 'Gagged' Over Media Freedom SpeechSUVA (Radio NZ International / Pacific Media Watch): A former University of the South Pacific professor says he was stopped from addressing journalism students on World Press Freedom Day ... [Published Scoop - May 15 2013]

Entities: Fiji, University of the South Pacific, World Press Freedom Day, Suva (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Climate science must listen to indigenous voices

One of my most cherishable memories at the University of the South Pacific is that of a visit to the journalism students’ newsroom by a small group of quaintly dressed people, some of them wearing heavy furs and thick skintight leather jackets, rugged ... [Published Islands Business - May 14 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Climate, Adaptation, Suva (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

USP Council meets in Nuku'alofa

The 76th University of the South Pacific Council meeting to discuss the affairs of the region's university will be held in Nuku'alofa on May 15-16.The council, the highest governing body of the university which normally meets twice a year, held an induction ... [Published Matangi Tonga - May 14 2013]

Entities: Rajesh Chandra, Strategic Plan, University of the South Pacific, Tonga, Fiji

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Academics develop regional history course.

Academics in the Pacific are developing a new online course on early-Pacific history.Dr Max Quanchi a history lecturer at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, and a colleague are creating an undergraduate online course in pre-European Pacific ... [Published Radio New Zealand International - May 12 2013]

Entities: Hugo Swire, University of the South Pacific, Suva (Fiji Islands), Fiji

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...members, including Pacific Education Ministers from member states, with Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, the Minister of Education Hon. Dr "Ana Taufe'ulungaki, USP Tonga campus Director Dr 'Ana Koloto and other guests."

Youth diabetes increasing in Tonga, says King [Published Matangi Tonga - May 16 2013]

USP Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Rajesh Chandra thanked the Prime Minister and Government of Tonga for being great hosts. "USP will take further steps to strengthen its engagement with the people and the government of Tonga" he said

USP recognizes demand for education in Tonga [Published Matangi Tonga - May 16 2013]

...is Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council Mr Ikbal Jannif; USP Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Rajesh Chandra; Deputy Chair of Council Fekita "Utoikamanu; and members of the council including Professor Konai Helu Thaman, and Pacific Education Ministers."

USP Council meets in Nuku'alofa [Published Matangi Tonga - May 14 2013]

"When they identify a journalist as dangerous, they will come to threaten them" Mote said of the nation’s intelligence and military agencies. "You continue reporting, they’ll kill you — it’s common."

Pacific Media Celebrates World Press Freedom Day [Published Pacific Islands Report - May 10 2013]

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FIJIAN GOVERNMENT ADVERTISES LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS [Published Fiji Government - May 18 2013]
Press freedom in FIJI [Published Fiji Sun - May 18 2013]
BFTE delegates dazzled by local performers [Published ITCM - May 17 2013]
Rabuka: I am the one [Published Fiji Sun - May 17 2013]
USP performers shine at Bula exchange [Published Fiji Sun - May 17 2013]
Tongan PM, Lord Tu’ivakano Opens 76th USP Counc... [Published Scoop - May 17 2013]
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Your views - USP academics receive research gra... [Published Pacific Islands News Association - May 16 2013]
Fiji?s youth show willingness to be future lead... [Published Radio New Zealand International - May 16 2013]
Fiji censorship speech censored [Published ABC Radio Australia - May 16 2013]
Youth diabetes increasing in Tonga, says King [Published Matangi Tonga - May 16 2013]
It’s up to you-Rabuka [Published Fijivillage.com - May 16 2013]
USP recognizes demand for education in Tonga [Published Matangi Tonga - May 16 2013]
Registration for Pacific Telecoms Diploma to cl... [Published Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation - May 15 2013]
Fiji: Professor Narsey 'Gagged' Over Media Free... [Published Scoop - May 15 2013]
The national trauma of May 1987 [Published Fiji Sun - May 15 2013]
Climate science must listen to indigenous voices [Published Islands Business - May 14 2013]
USP Council meets in Nuku'alofa [Published Matangi Tonga - May 14 2013]
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