- 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 apublic university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries inOceania . 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 andVanuatu . The university runs campuses and centres in all 12 countries, as well as aLaw school inVanuatu and an Agricultural school inSamoa . The largest and oldest campus at Laucala Bay,Suva ,Fiji , was established in 1968 on the site of a formerair force base. In2005 , plans were announced to build a $6 million campus in theMarshall Islands , USP's first campus in the northern Pacific.USP offers
undergraduate andpostgraduate study programmes includingteaching ,tourism ,journalism , agriculture, science and environmental management, technology, computing and information systems, banking and finance, public administration and management, counselling and social services and others.Financing
On
13 December 2005, USP Vice-Chancellor Anthony Tarr andAustralia n diplomat Stephanie Copus-Campbell signed aMemorandum of Understanding , under which Australia agreed to provide the USP with a total of A$ 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: (685) 22933Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/soaEmalus CampusThe Campus Secretary, Registrar, The University of the South Pacific,Private Mail Bag 9072,
Port Vila , VanuatuTel: (678) 22748Fax: (678) 22633Website: http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/Laucala CampusThe Registrar, The University of the South Pacific,
Suva , Fiji IslandsTel: (679) 331 3900Fax: (679) 330 1305, 330 0482, 330 0830Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/USP Centres
USP Centre in Cook IslandsPO Box 130,
Rarotonga , Cook Islands.Tel: (682) 29415Fax: (682) 21315USP Centre in Fiji (Northern)Private Mail Bag, Labasa, Fiji.Tel: (679) 881 7707Fax: (679) 881 5570
USP Centre in Fiji (Western)Private Mail Bag, Lautoka, Fiji.Tel: (679) 666 6800Fax: (679) 666 7133
USP Centre in KiribatiPO Box 59, Bairiki,
South Tarawa ,Kiribati .Tel: (686) 21085Fax: (686) 21419USP Centre in Marshall IslandsPO Box 3537,
Majuro , Marshall Islands.Tel: (692) 625 7279Fax: (692) 625 7282USP Centre in
Nauru Private Bag, Post Office.Republic of Nauru.Tel: (674) 444 3774Fax: (674) 444 3774USP Centre in NiuePO Box 31,
Alofi , Niue.Tel: (683) 4049Fax: (683) 4315USP Centre in SamoaPO Box 3014, Apia, Samoa.Tel: (685) 20874/23454Fax: (685) 23424
USP Centre in Solomon IslandsPO Box 460,
Honiara , Solomon Islands.Tel: (677) 21307/21308Fax: (677) 21287USP Centre in
Tokelau c/o Tokelau Apia Liaison Office,PO Box 3014, Apia, Samoa.Tel: (690) 2178Fax: (690) 2177USP Centre in TongaPO Box 278, NukuOkinaalofa, TongaTel: (676) 29055/29240Fax: (676) 29249
USP Centre in
Tuvalu PO Box 21,Funafuti , Tuvalu.Tel: (688) 20811Fax: (688) 20704USP Centre in VanuatuPrivate Mail Bag 9072,
Port Vila , Vanuatu.Tel: (678) 23988/22748Fax: (678) 24371 (also two sub-centres)Distant Learning
USP also offer
Distance education through thePeople 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]
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