University of the South Pacific

Infobox_University
name = University of the South Pacific
established = 1968
type = Public


students = 16,444 (2004)
staff =
faculty = 1,117
undergrad =
vice_chancellor=
postgrad =
affiliations =
endowment = FJ$2.5 million [http://www.usp.ac.fj/fileadmin/files/academic/pdo/stats/2004/2004.pdf]
city = Suva
country = Fiji
(Main Campus)
website = [http://www.usp.ac.fj/ www.usp.ac.fj] The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students and staff from throughout the Pacific Region and internationally.

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. The university runs campuses and centres in all 12 countries, as well as a Law school in Vanuatu and an Agricultural school in Samoa. The largest and oldest campus at Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji, was established in 1968 on the site of a former air force base. In 2005, plans were announced to build a $6 million campus in the Marshall Islands, USP's first campus in the northern Pacific.

USP offers undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes including teaching, tourism, journalism, agriculture, science and environmental management, technology, computing and information systems, banking and finance, public administration and management, counselling and social services and others.

Financing

On 13 December 2005, USP Vice-Chancellor Anthony Tarr and Australian diplomat Stephanie Copus-Campbell signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which Australia agreed to provide the USP with a total of A$ 9.9 million over the following three years. This is in addition to the A$2.5 million that Australia contributes annually for scholarships.

Campuses and centres

Alafua CampusThe Secretary, University of the South PacificPrivate Bag, Apia, SamoaTel: (685) 21671Fax: [phone]Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/soa

Emalus CampusThe Campus Secretary, Registrar, The University of the South Pacific,Private Mail Bag 9072, Port Vila, VanuatuTel: (678) 22748Fax: [phone]Website: http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/

Laucala CampusThe Registrar, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji IslandsTel: [phone]Fax: [phone]Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/

USP Centres

USP Centre in Cook IslandsPO Box 130, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in Fiji (Northern)Private Mail Bag, Labasa, Fiji.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in Fiji (Western)Private Mail Bag, Lautoka, Fiji.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in KiribatiPO Box 59, Bairiki, South Tarawa, Kiribati.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in Marshall IslandsPO Box 3537, Majuro, Marshall Islands.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in NauruPrivate Bag, Post Office.Republic of Nauru.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in NiuePO Box 31, Alofi, Niue.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in SamoaPO Box 3014, Apia, Samoa.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in Solomon IslandsPO Box 460, Honiara, Solomon Islands.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in Tokelauc/o Tokelau Apia Liaison Office,PO Box 3014, Apia, Samoa.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in TongaPO Box 278, NukuOkinaalofa, TongaTel: (676) 29055/29240Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in TuvaluPO Box 21, Funafuti, Tuvalu.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

USP Centre in VanuatuPrivate Mail Bag 9072, Port Vila, Vanuatu.Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone] (also two sub-centres)

Distant Learning

USP also offer Distance education through the People First Network's Distant Learning Centre Projct.

Lecturers

Notable academics who have lectured at the university include Brij Lal, Asesela Ravuvu and Epeli Hauʻofa.

ee also

*University of the Aegean, another university whose departments are distributed across multiple islands.
*University of the West Indies, another university whose campuses are distributed across multiple island countries.

External links

* [http://www.usp.ac.fj/ Official website]