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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 popula...