Eight students from James Cook University are currently in Kumunga village in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province.
These students studying social science, anthropology and other disciplines are on a 2-week exchange program.
They are learning about PNG's rich, diverse culture and traditions, agricultural methods, bilum-making and building traditional highlands houses.
The program enables these Australian students to experience and understand firsthand how Papua New Guineans live and how our family and tribal systems work.
The students told this newsroom it is a great privilege to actually experience what they read about in textbooks and learning materials.
They described PNG as phenomenal with an amazing culture with sustainable traditional methods of gardening, way of life and strong family units; something that Australia can learn from.
The students have tried their hand in weaving traditional blinds for a round house.
They have also helped the Kumunga community in making gardens.
The exchange program is currently running for three years and is supported by the Australian Government through DFAT.
Almost 28 Australian students have participated in the program over the last 3 years.