The University of Goroka is taking measures to see the successful completion of the 2016 extended learning and teaching calendar.
“While the country is going through the challenges in these difficult times the Council of the University understood the contexts of these challenges and took on board creative and durable strategies and polices to hold down the University to operate successfully without any option to close the University; even the situation was critical,” UOG Chancellor Joseph Sukwianomb said.
He also thanked the National Government, Office of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology and Planning Department for the release of K3 million to fund the operation of the academic year.
Also in a statement, the UOG met last week to consider grades for students who have completed their academic work in Semester I.
Sukwianomb said UOG is confident of graduating 1,000 plus students in April 2017.
The Chancellor further said that all students from years I -3 will have completed their 2016 academic studies in three weeks’ time, while fourth years will end on December 16 before going on break.