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Madang Police Issue Stern Warnings to Students Amid Exam Disruptions and Post-Exam Celebrations

Madang, 22 October 2025 – As Grade 8, 10, and 12 students in Madang wrap up their final examinations this
Grade 12 Exams Conclude Peacefully in Simbu Province

Kundiawa, Simbu Province – The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) in Simbu Province has commended Grade 12 students for
USP Launches Center for Sustainable Futures to Tackle Climate Change in the Pacific

SUVA, FIJI — The University of the South Pacific (USP) has launched the Center for Sustainable Futures (CSF), a new
USP Launches New Center to Strengthen Climate Change Research and Collaboration in the Pacific

The University of the South Pacific’s (USP), Center for Sustainable Futures (CSF), is placing interdisciplinary research at the heart of
Remote Rossel Island School Finally Receives 2025 Grade 8 Exam Papers Amid PNG’s Logistics Challenge

In a significant logistical success for remote education, Rossel Island’s St. Mary’s  Jinjo Primary School on Jinjo village received the 2025 Grade
K19.5 Million Released to 570 Retired Teachers in Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby, Sunday 19 October 2025 — The Government of Papua New Guinea has released K19.5 million in final retirement
Teacher Arrested Over Exam Paper Theft at Ivingoi Secondary School, Eastern Highlands

OKAPA, Eastern Highlands — A teacher at Ivingoi Secondary School in the Okapa District has been arrested for allegedly breaking
Police Arrest 18 Grade 10 Students Over Disorderly Behavior in Simbu Province

Kundiawa, Simbu – Police in Simbu Province have arrested 18 Grade 10 male students for alleged public disorder and liquor-related

USP discusses collaboration opportunities with Israeli universities

April 12, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

On Wednesday, April 6, 2020, The University of the South Pacific hosted His Excellency Roi Rosenblit, Ambassador-designate to Fiji, for a meeting to discuss further

USP’s Foundation programme prepares Peni for undergraduate studies

April 8, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

Students have time until today, 8 April to apply for The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pacific Technical and Further Education (Pacific TAFE) programmes.

Tejesvi’s rewarding experience at USP

April 7, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

For Tejesvi Nagin Patel, enrolling in Pacific Technical and Further Education’s (Pacific TAFE) Foundation programme has been nothing short of rewarding. Tejesvi graduated from a

Workshops discuss national tools for transforming education quality in Fiji

April 7, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

Workshops hosted by the University’s Education Discipline and mandated by the Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF) aim to educate and create national tools for quality

Foundation programme a stepping stone to undergraduate studies

April 6, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

Students who have completed Year 12 and are considering pursuing foundation studies need not look further. The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pacific Technical

USP discusses ways to strengthen collaboration with universities in Algeria

April 5, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

The non-resident Ambassador-designate of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, His Excellency Mr Merzak Belhimeur, recently visited The University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus

4 students die in school fight

April 4, 2022 Rita Peki News

Four students are dead and 20 people, including students and other bystanders, were injured after a clash between Mt Hagen Secondary School and Hagen Park

USP and World Bank seminar discusses inclusive economic recovery in the Pacific

April 4, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

As the world searches for a strategy to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and natural disasters, The University of the South Pacific

USP’s Pacific TAFE extends application deadline

April 1, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

With the release of the Year 12 examination results today, The University of the South Pacific’s Pacific Technical and Further Education (USP Pacific TAFE) has

Joint Media Statement from DHERST & IBSUniversity

April 1, 2022 Editor Press Release

We, the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) and IBSUniversity (IBSU), hereby notify the general public that IBSUniversity is now registered as