National University of Samoa

This is part of the ongoing cooperation between the United States and Samoa in maritime security and education.

The equipment includes life rafts, fire hose, life jackets, laptops, and immersion suits.

School of Maritime students expressed their gratitude in song and dance, along with Samoan handicraft as gifts to Captain Bannister and the crew and cadets of TS Golden Bear.

Guests celebrated the academic achievements of the scholarship recipients and provide them with an opportunity to connect with alumni.

Keisuke Senta – Japan Ambassador to Samoa and Dr. Junichi Kitami, Managing Director of Yazaki Kizuna Foundation congratulated all the successful NUS Scholarship recipients of 2023.

The Samoa Research Conference was hosted by the National University of Samoa in collaboration with Victoria University in Wellington.

The two-day event late last month brought together scholars and researchers from the two institutions and the University of Otago to discuss and exchange ideas on a wide range of issues critical to Samoa and the region.

The topics covered in the sessions included Health, Employment, Offshore Investments, Education, Open Distance Learning & Assessments, Culture, Law & Politics, STEM areas, Climate Change and Tourism, among others.

The initiative is in line with the NUS Strategy2030 and Corporate plan, which highlight the importance of creating innovative and inclusive areas that optimize existing spaces and promote social and environmental sustainability.

The Peace Garden Project is an open space initiative that was implemented by the National University of Samoa (NUS) in collaboration with the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS).

The project aims to create a recreational and green space that adds an aesthetic quality to the University.

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Samoa – New Zealand Treaty of Friendship, the University of Otago and the University of Otago Alumni – Samoa Chapter – La o Samoa led by President –
Tootooleaava Dr. Fanaafi Aiono Le Tagaloa presented a cheque of SAT$10,000.00 to the NUS Vice
Chancellor – Associate Professor Tuifuisa’a Patila Malua Amosa last week for Fees Assistance
Scholarships.

PIOA was established in Honiara, Solomon Islands and is now established all over the Pacific Island countries. 

The association has trainees from nine Pacific Island countries which include Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Timor Leste and Vanuatu.

In 2018, the NUS signed an MOU with PIOA to deliver the Master of Surgery
(Orthopedics) in partnership with our NUS School of Medicine.

The fees have been lowered from $322 to $122.

However, the difference of $200 is now added to the Semester 1 tuition fee to be paid later in Week 5 or by partial arrangement up to Week 14.

A statement from NUS said, management also decided that there will be one enrolment for the whole year.

The Semester 2 enrolment administration fee will now be added to the Semester 2 tuition fee as the Student ICT use levy.

The reduced enrolment fee of $122 consists of just the $61 for the Enrolment Package and the $61 for the Student Association Fee.

Afioga Aiono Professor Ekeroma expressed his deep sense of gratitude for the New Zealand High Commission’s collaboration work with NUS on this much-needed initiative within the University.

The University said it endorses quality to be accessible to everyone, and after a brief consultation with University staff and students in 2021, there was an urgent request for an installation of a disability ramp for ease of access to lecture theatres D101 and D201, due to frequent use by students and staff.

The Samoan language week kicked off with traditional performances by the Nursing Faculty and the Science Faculty.

National University of Samoa's Centre of Samoan Studies Senior Lecturer, Ta'iao Matiu Tautunu in an interview said the Samoan language week plays a very significant role in the lives as well as the studies of each students from several faculties.

“The purpose of the Samoan language week is to revive our culture and traditions and to connect these                 

Deputy Head of Mission to Samoa, Cheung Jun congratulated the students.

“People-to-people and cultural exchanges have been part and parcel of our bilateral relations. In recent years, the two sides have made fresh progress in many areas including Chinese language learning,” he said.

Cheung said due to collaboration with the N.U.S. the Confucius Institute opened in 2018, and has since produced about 600 “ambassadors” who promote China-Samoa friendship.