A leading publishing company has expressed interest in a potential partnership with the National University of Samoa (NUS) in pushing areas of teaching, learning and research.
SAGE representatives Ms Rosalia Da Garcia and Ms Alicia Solofa visited the NUS earlier this week.
SAGE is one of the world’s leading publishers that provides a range of academic and professional resources and services.
It publishes across a broad range of subject areas with a commitment to inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers and students.
Ms Garcia, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Sales and Marketing (SAGE Singapore), along with Ms Solofa, Sales Executive, met with the Deputy Vice Chancellors of the University as well as staff representatives from the Faculty of Medicine and the University Library.
During the visit, the pair introduced several opportunities for potential partnership with NUS which is strongly linked to the University’s core functions, according to a NUS website report.
Ms Garcia expressed a passion for culture, community and enabling opportunities that brings positive impact on society through research.
SAGE Publishing supports various universities throughout the world with Research Awards, Annual Research Conference Attendance, as well as Research Capacity Building Initiatives.
One of the most popular research tools includes the online SAGE Research Methods resource.
The visit concluded with a presentation of gifts from publishing giant to NUS.
Two MacBook Air Laptops were presented to the Deputy Vice Chancellors for the NUS Library.
The University plans to dedicate an area in its library for the use of these SAGE Research Laptops to both acknowledge the kind gesture from SAGE as well as support the promotion of research, online resourcing and learning.