Patrick Kaiku
The fi rst batch of students at the University of Papua New Guinea. Picture: SUPPLIED
THIS year, 2021, marks 10 years since I started teaching at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). Regardless of what kind of state it is in today, UPNG’s history and continuity fascinates me.
As a student of politics, I look to the institutions of PNG when trying to understand the process of nation-building.
National institutions and landmarks are permanent fixtures in national narratives and tangible realities to all generations.
Several years ago, a commentator on one of PNG’s popular Facebook discussion groups posted an anecdotal survey.
PNG gets first Confucius Institute Xinhua | Updated: 2021-02-25 15:54 Share The inauguration ceremony of the first Confucius Institute in Papua New Guinea. [Photo/fmprc.gov.cn]
The first Confucius Institute in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) was inaugurated in the country s second largest city of Lae on Saturday.
The PNG University of Technology (Unitech) will cooperate with Chongqing Normal University based in China s southwestern Chongqing Municipality to run the program. About 300 Unitech students and staff have applied for enrollment in the institute.
According to Unitech, two other PNG universities, the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of Goroka, will open classrooms for the institute, while Unitech will be the coordinating center for teaching and learning activities.
2021-02-20 14:36:08 GMT2021-02-20 22:36:08(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) The first Confucius Institute in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) was inaugurated in the country s second largest city of Lae on Saturday.
The PNG University of Technology (Unitech) will cooperate with Chongqing Normal University based in China s southwestern Chongqing Municipality to run the program. About 300 Unitech students and staff have applied for enrollment in the institute.
According to the Unitech, other two PNG universities, the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of Goroka, will open classrooms for the institute while the Unitech will be the coordinating center for teaching and learning activities.
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BY: Loop Author 09:07, February 15, 2021 1103 reads
Empowering the next generation of legal professionals with anti-corruption skills will strengthen the national integrity of Papua New Guinea for years to come.
This was among sentiments expressed at the formal closing of Transparency International Papua New Guinea’s (TIPNG) innovative Legal Internship Program (LIP).
This annual program by TIPNG, in partnership with the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), began in 2017. Through the LIP, four students in their 3rd and 4th year of study at the UPNG School of Law are engaged for eight weeks to develop their professional skills and assist people in Papua New Guinea to take action against corruption.