UOG vice-chancellor Professor Musawe Sinebare

UOG students to sign oath and provide police clearance

UOG vice-chancellor, Professor Musawe Sinebare told media in Port Moresby today that the “Oath of Admission” has 10 requirements to govern the conduct of individual students on campus.

He said the Oath is not a form of suppression on students’ freedom of speech and expression.

“When students get involved in other activities other than teaching and learning they then deny themselves the amount of hours to meet the requirements,” Professor Sinebare said, flanked by UOG Chancellor Joseph Sukwianomb.   

UOG yet to get grants from Government

UOG vice-chancellor, Professor Musawe Sinebare and Chancellor Joseph Sukwianomb are in Port Moresby to follow up on the Government’s commitment.

Sukwianomb, flanked by UOG vice-chancellor told media, they will be meeting with Chief Secretary to Government this afternoon.

The UOG top management met with the Secretary to the Office of Higher Education yesterday.    

Students to miss out on space at UOG

“Many eligible students will not have been selected to undertake different programs of academic studies at the university this year,” University of Goroka vice-chancellor, Professor Musawe Sinebare said.

“This is because of oversubscription of study places or that there was a very high demand from many students who although may be eligible to meet the basic minimum requirements, only the very best students with a high GPA could be accepted and given places for studies at UOG.”

UOG vice-chancellor said lifting the GPA for new intakes will lift the university’s profile.

UOG's new building to cost K40m

The signing also included contracts being awarded to two other construction companies and a project management company to oversee the construction of the new Central Administration building.

The UOG Supply & Tenders Board awarded the contract for the full design of the Central Administration building to Frameworks Architects, valued at K2.3 million.

The project management consultancy services was awarded to Jhimaw Ltd. Both are Goroka-based firms.

University students should undergo aptitude tests, stresses official

The Deputy Secretary for Economic & Infrastructure Sector & International Relations, Frank Aisi, made the statement after receiving the UOG independent investigation report.

“I would like to support and emphasise on one of the recommendations of the report about aptitude test for admission into the UOG," said Aisi.

“I think that is a very important aspect for student entry so that we can produce quality and not poor quality and half-baked students who gain entry into universities by dubious means."