Papua Nueva Guinea: Collaborative support to build new Western Pacific university

Papua Nueva Guinea: Collaborative support to build new Western Pacific university

Papua Nueva Guinea/Abril de 2016/Papua Nueva Guinea Education News

Resumen: La creación de la Universidad del Pacífico Occidental en Ialibu en la Sierra Sur es un importante desarrollo que está comenzando una nueva era y el pueblo y el Gobierno provincial tomará posesión y apoyarlo
THE establishment of the Western Pacific University at Ialibu in the Southern Highlands is an important development that is beginning of a new era and the people and the provincial Government will take ownership and support it.

Speaking during the launching of the construction of the University by the Minister for Higher Education Science and technology Malakai Tabar on Tuesday Southern Highlands Governor William Powi and the Ialibu town Lord Mayor Jacob Iki said that the Government and the people are behind the establishment of the university.

Governor Powi said the university is a big thing for the province, the country and in the region where the Government will put up several major infrastructures.

He said the Provincial Government, the district development authority, the landowners and the National Government have all agreed and the university will kick off.

“On behalf of the people and the Southern Highlands provincial Government and for as long as I’m Governor, whatever partnership we go into with the Western Pacific University Board of Governance and Provincial Government to support university will honour and I assure the Minister,” he said.

He said the Southern Highlands provincial government has already made several decisions as preparatory work like the upgrading of the Paunda hydro plant from 3 kilowatts to 12 kilowatts and the recruitment of police manpower to address law and order and making the community a conducive environment for foreigners to come and live, work and study.

He said although it is a National Government project, the provincial government is committed and will support with resources to make the university as reality as he see the project as an important development that will bring more benefits to the people, the province and the country.

“Whatever we can do we will do it as long as it is within our capabilities,” he said. Ialibu Town Lord Mayor Jacob Iki said there is a lot of benefit that will come in the future will the establishment of the university.

“I want to assure the Government that the landowners and the people will not disrupt the project. We want the university to kick off. I also want to assure you all that we the people of Ialibu Pangia will work together for the university to become a reality,” he said.

Ialibu Pangia District Development Authority CEO Ron Yamuna said as a principal landowner he supports the project and therefore want to be the first person to sign the deed of release for the construction to start.

Source: Post Courier
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