University of Goroka

Infobox University
name =University of Goroka
motto =Creating the Future
established =1965 [ [http://www.upng.ac.pg/uni_hist.html History of the University of Papua New Guinea ] ]
type =Public
chancellor =
vice_chancellor =Dr Michael Mel
city =Goroka
state =Eastern Highlands
country =Papua New Guinea
students =1,200
postgrad =
faculty =100
campus =(various)
affiliations =Association of Commonwealth Universities
website = [http://www.uog.ac.pg/ www.uog.ac.pg]

The "University of Goroka" is a university in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. It provides teaching in three faculties - Education, Science and Humanities. The university also runs a consulting arm, 'UniGor Consultancy Limited', with projects of nearly 7 million kina. [ [http://www.uog.ac.pg/adminpages/unigorpage.htm Unigor Consultancy Limited ] ]

The current (acting) vice-chancellor, Dr Michael Mel, was awarded a Prince Claus Award in 1996. [ [http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060924/arts/arts6.html Jamaica Gleaner News - Prince Claus Fund marks 10 years - Sunday | September 24, 2006 ] ] .

History

The university was originally established in 1965 as a primary teachers' college. In 1967, it became a secondary teachers' college, and in 1992, a campus of the University of Papua New Guinea. In January 1997, the campus was independently established as the University of Goroka.

Affiliation

*Association of Commonwealth Universities

External links

* [http://www.uog.ac.pg/ University homepage]

References