University of the South Pacific

University of the South Pacific From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The University of the South Pacific Type Public Established 1968 Chancellor Taneti Maamau Vice-Chancellor Pal Ahluwalia Location Suva, Fiji (main campus) Website www.usp.ac.fj The University of the South Pacific (USP) is an intergovernmental organisation and public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. The British colonial link and the establishment of the University of the South Pacific in 1968 allowed the education system to follow suit from the qualification system of the Commonwealth of Nations.[1][2] USP is owned by the governments of 12 Pacific island countries: the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.[3] Despite its multi-campus nature, the USP is not a university system. It is a single university with several branches across the Pacific Region. USP's Laucala campus in Fiji is the main campus of the University, also serving as its administrative centre.[4] Contents 1 Courses and programmes 2 Campuses 3 Controversy 4 Notable alumni 5 External links 6 References Courses and programmes USP is organized into three main faculties: the Faculty of Arts, Law and Education; the Faculty of Business and Economics; and the Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment.[5] The faculties and their associated schools offer undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes including: Teaching Tourism Journalism Literature Linguistics Agriculture Science and Environmental Management Geospatial Science Technology Computing and Information Systems Accounting and Economics Law and Politics Banking and Finance Public Administration and Management Land Management Counselling and Social Services Campuses USP's main campus, called Laucala, lies on Laucala Bay in Fiji's capital of Suva. It also has two other satellite campuses in Fiji: Labasa and Lautoka. The Alafua campus in Samoa hosts the School of Agriculture and Food Technology. The Emalus campus in Vanuatu is the location for the School of Law.[6] The Nuku-alofa campus in Tonga is where the Institute for Education, directed by Seu'ula Johansson-Fua is based.[7] In addition, USP operates 11 regional centres based in Pacific islands countries. The region served by USP covers 33 million km2 of the Pacific Ocean, an area more than three times the size of Europe. In contrast, the total land mass of territories served corresponds to the area of Denmark. Populations of member countries vary from Tokelau with 1,500 people to Fiji with more than 900,000 people. (The population of the region is about 1.3 million.) Campus in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in 2013 Campus in Teaoraereke, Kiribati, in 2011 Campus in Honiara, Solomon Islands, in 2019 The following are the extension campuses of the university, aside from its campuses in Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu.