1,503 articles tagged "education"
Enhancing skills and pursuing quality education abroad opens doors for extensive personal and professional growth. This was highlighted by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere during the StudyHut consultancy office o
Lili Teunroko was filled with joy after she received the first prize in the Chinese Bridge Competition at USP Performance Space. Teunroko says since her first day at USP her interest was to take a Chinese course as
As term two of the school year begins today, students are being reminded that they will be returning to classes from tomorrow. The Education Ministry says teachers are to report to work tomorrow for their one stud
Students of Bau will have an extra week break while the Great Council of Chiefs meeting is held on the chiefly island. Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu says after discussions with the Ministry of Educati
USP academic and historian, Dr Anurag Subramani says indenture was a concealed form of slavery and Girmit is always tied to the idea of coercive labour regime and brutality and we cannot detach it from that. While
Frustrated graduate vets from the Fiji National University say they urgently need clear answers from the FNU and the Ministry of Agriculture as to when they will get registered to become practicing vets in Fiji. Th
Student debt will be written off by the government and merit-based scholarships will be provided. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka during the fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan when
It is mandatory for teachers to accompany students in hired buses for any event. This has been highlighted by the Acting Permanent Secretary for Education Timoci Bure while expressing his concern over the recent in
The Asia Foundation has launched five books created in Fiji titled Human Rights and Inclusion of People with Disabilities. The Asia Foundation Regional Representative, Sandra Kraushaar says children with disabiliti
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has today clarified that allowing fundraising for schools does not mean that students and parents will have the burden of paying school fees and othe
The University of the South Pacific staff were given a pay rise in October last year and January this year because of their exceptional management of the budget. This has been confirmed by the Vice Chancellor and t
If a student gets free tertiary education it is only fair that Fiji bonds that student. This has been stated by Fiji Revenue and Customs Service CEO Mark Dixon who says the country is currently facing a skills shor
Fundraising can now be conducted by schools. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka when questioned by the media about schools in maritime areas who still pay fees for school chaplains. He says s
123 students have so far been referred to the Substance Abuse Advisory Council, a statutory unit under the Ministry of Education for counselling resulting from violent behaviour towards others, drug intake at schools, s
Cabinet has approved the re-establishment of the Board of Governors for thirteen Government Schools, including two primary and eleven secondary schools. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the role of this Board is
Cabinet has approved preparatory works for the establishment of an Education Commission to carry out a holistic review of our education system. Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says this is a major undertaking of th
The Fiji National University is currently conducting special internships to prepare graduate vets for the qualifying examinations by the Ministry of Agriculture and will continue with the training to prepare more recent
The University of Fiji has submitted to the Fiscal Review Committee to conduct an independent review of Fiji’s tax system for circular best practice on taxation including review of economic policies for sustainability
The Ministry of Education is currently in the process of reviewing the Open Merit Recruitment System as a lot of teachers have raised concerns about the integrity and fairness of this system. While responding to t
About 17.5 percent of students with disabilities enrolled in Fiji’s 18 special and 122 mainstream inclusive schools are likely to have Autism Spectrum Disorder. This has been highlighted by the Ministry of Educa
