IAU-020577
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-020577

IAU Member

Fiji

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 1168
Laucala Campus
Private Mail Bag

City:Suva

WWW:https://www.usp.ac.fj

Other Sites

Campuses in Fiji (Laucala Campus), Samoa (Alafua Campus) and Vanuatu (Emalus Campus). Also Centres in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Also Analytical Laboratory. Courses in Pacific Culture and English bridging programmes for foreign students

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1968. Acquired present status 1970. It is jointly owned by the governments of 12 member countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Samoa.

Academic Year

February to November (February-June; July-November)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate and successful completion of the Foundation programme

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Pal Ahluwalia

Job title:Vice-Chancellor, President


Senior Administrative Officer : Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Paunga

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President, Regional Campuses and Global Engagement


International Relations Officer : Lillian Fuata

Job title:Manager, International Office

top Divisions

Graduate School : Business

Fields of study:Business Administration


Institute : The Pacific Eye Institute, Suva

Fields of study:Ophthalmology

More details:Master's degrees


School : Accounting, Finance and Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Demography and Population, Economics, Finance, Statistics


School : Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Agriculture, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Food Technology, Geography, Marine Science and Oceanography


School : Business and Management

Fields of study:Hotel Management, Management, Public Administration, Rural Planning, Tourism, Town Planning


School : Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics

Fields of study:Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Statistics


School : Law and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Development Studies, Gender Studies, Government, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology


School : Pacific Arts, Communication and Education

Fields of study:Cultural Studies, Education, Heritage Preservation, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Pacific Area Studies

top Degrees

Certificate/ Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Austronesian and Oceanic Languages, Banking, Computer Engineering, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Fishery, Geography, Hindi, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Journalism, Library Science, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Modern Languages, Natural Resources, Police Studies, Preschool Education, Real Estate, Rural Planning, Social and Community Services, Social Work, Special Education, Tropical Agriculture


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Agriculture, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Banking, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Geography, Government, History, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Media Studies, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology, Tourism


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Education, Fine Arts, Law


Doctor of Philosophy

Note

Also 1 to 2 yr certificates

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Report of the Higher Education Mission to the South Pacific (the Morris Report)

USP Strategic Plan/Planning for the Fourth Decade

Updated on 11-03-2013