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2026 TESAS Awards Announcement

Tertiary Education Study Assistance Scheme (TESAS) – 2026 Academic Year for New and Continuing Students into Registered Higher Education Institutions
Rao – Empowering Pacific Leadership through HR Excellence and Strategic Learning

A distinguished Human Resources professional, Muneshwari Sayal Rao is contributing to Fiji’s corporate and organizational landscape, leveraging her extensive experience
Mrunmayi’s Final-Year Engineering Project Delivers Smart Hydration System

In an era defined by technological advancement and climate realities, young Pacific engineers are stepping forward as drivers of transformative
Committee to Investigate UOG Incident

The Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (HERST) and Sports, Kinoka Feo, said an Independent Review Committee (IRC)
USP Professors Elected as new Fellows of the Pacific Academy of Sciences

Professors Bibhya Sharma and Sushil Kumar, distinguished academics from The University of the South Pacific (USP), are among thirteen leading
University of Goroka Suspended Indefinitely After Student–Local Violence

GOROKA, Eastern Highlands — The University of Goroka (UOG) has been suspended indefinitely after violent clashes erupted between students and
Research Leads Innovation in Climate-Resilient Crops for Samoa

Dr Leslie Toralba Ubaub, a Lecturer in the Discipline of Agriculture and Food Technology at The University of the South
SILAG to Offer Bachelor of Government

The Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG) will be introducing the Bachelor of Government (Public Administration) in the near

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

Amelia upskills with UPS’ Pacific TAFE Project Management Course

March 31, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

Enrolling in The University of the South Pacific’s – Pacific Technical and Further Education (USP Pacific TAFE) Certificate IV in Project Management is ideal for

The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) for Papua New Guinea Tertiary Students

March 30, 2022 Editor Press Release

The Ministry of Higher Education Research Science and Technology is pleased to announce that the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) will be available in the

USP receives courtesy visit from Counsellor & Deputy Chief of Mission from the Embassy of Japan in Fiji

March 30, 2022 Kelerayani Serelini-Varawa Press Release

Discussions between The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Government of Japan could see more USP students benefiting from the JENESYS cultural exchange