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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

Why should USP be your first pick in tertiary education?

February 18, 2022 Natasha Begum Press Release

Choosing a university to undertake tertiary education can be overwhelming for young students fresh out of high school, especially when it comes to selecting the

USP receives courtesy call from Fiji’s UN rep

February 18, 2022 Natasha Begum Press Release

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Regional Campuses and Global Engagement), Dr. Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Pāunga, received a courtesy call from Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the

USP students advance RTI knowledge

February 15, 2022 Natasha Begum Press Release

Pacific, virtual – Students at the University of the South Pacific (USP) kick-started the learning programme series on Right to Information (RTI), which will deliver

Writing workshop to develop research capacity for USP staff

February 15, 2022 Natasha Begum Press Release

Professor of International Education at the Institute of Education, University College London, UK Tristan McCowan led a two-day Research Writing Workshop – a Capacity Building

2022 List of Non School Leavers Selected for Teacher Training Colleges

February 9, 2022 Editor Press Release

This official release announces the Non-School Leavers selected for Teacher Training Colleges for this year (2022). Students whose names are in this list are to contact

Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, a USP Alumnus, Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

February 8, 2022 Natasha Begum Press Release

Honourable Simon Kofe, Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication, and Foreign Affairs and a USP alumnus, has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Hon.

Many schools to resume formal classes next week

February 3, 2022 Yvonne Kambibel News

Many schools in the country will resume formal classes next week, senior education officials say. Education advisers for Milne Bay and New Ireland confirmed to

Manus processing center still under ICA

February 2, 2022 Phoebe Gwangilo News

The Manus Island regional processing center is in the process to be transferred to the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology by the

People’s smiles are a form of praise for the work we do: Kumar

February 2, 2022 Natasha Begum Press Release

Providing villages with tap water for the first time gives my team and me immense satisfaction, says The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) alumnus,

Markham locals search for missing teacher

January 27, 2022 Hezron Kising News

People along the Markham River have been searching for the body of a female teacher who went missing last Saturday. Locals told police the teacher