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November 15, 2021
By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter A Northland high school principal says she has been accused of being “complicit in mass genocide” by people opposed to getting vaccinated. After today, anyone who works or volunteers in an education setting in New Zealand and who has not received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine ... <a title="Northland principal faces ‘vindictive’ abuse for backing vaccine mandate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/northland-principal-faces-vindictive-abuse-for-backing-vaccine-mandate/" aria-label="Read more about Northland principal faces ‘vindictive’ abuse for backing vaccine mandate">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland University of Technology (AUT), AUT News reports. The appointment by the University Council at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau AUT was announced today and ... <a title="Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/15/pacific-scholar-dr-damon-salesa-named-auts-next-vice-chancellor/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2021
By Samisoni Pareti in Suva A major development out of the besieged University of the South Pacific has meant that two main characters in a saga that threatens the financial viability of the regional institution are now out of the University Council. Controversial chair of the USP Council audit sub-committee Mahmood Khan of Fiji was ... <a title="Fiji’s Thompson and Khan voted out of USP top jobs after education saga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/13/fijis-thompson-and-khan-voted-out-of-usp-top-jobs-after-education-saga/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Thompson and Khan voted out of USP top jobs after education saga">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2021
COMMENT: By Grubsheet’s Graham Davis A public relations disaster for Fiji just as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum head to Glasgow for COP26 as one of Britain’s leading media outlets — The Independent — carries out a detailed investigation into events at the University of the South Pacific. Fiji’s reputation in Britain ... <a title="Bainimarama’s Fiji faces investigative PR crisis on eve of climate COP26" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/27/bainimaramas-fiji-faces-investigative-pr-crisis-on-eve-of-climate-cop26/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama’s Fiji faces investigative PR crisis on eve of climate COP26">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2021
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Nauru president Lionel Aingimea has accused Fiji of being “divisive” over its refusal to pay its share of funding for the 12-nation regional University of the South Pacific, saying the institution needs every member country to pay their contribution. Aingimea said all Pacific island country members of USP were present ... <a title="Nauru president Aingimea accuses Fiji of being ‘divisive’ over USP funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/nauru-president-aingimea-accuses-fiji-of-being-divisive-over-usp-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Nauru president Aingimea accuses Fiji of being ‘divisive’ over USP funding">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
OPEN LETTER: By Elizabeth Reade Fong A ranking of an institution of higher education by Times Higher Education (THE) is the ultimate recognition of excellence that an institution can aim for. The University of the South Pacific (USP) has achieved two accolades by being ranked for 2022 and secondly being the only institution of higher ... <a title="Top global accolades for USP, the ‘captain’ and Pacific regionalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/top-global-accolades-for-usp-the-captain-and-pacific-regionalism/" aria-label="Read more about Top global accolades for USP, the ‘captain’ and Pacific regionalism">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Randa Abdel Fattah, Macquarie University Those born after 2001 have only known a world “at war on terror”. This means a generation growing up under under fears and moral panics about Muslims and unparalleled security measures around their bodies and lives. In my new book, Coming of Age in the War on Terror, ... <a title="‘I’m not afraid of terrorism. I’m afraid of being accused of being a terrorist’ – growing up Muslim after 9/11" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/im-not-afraid-of-terrorism-im-afraid-of-being-accused-of-being-a-terrorist-growing-up-muslim-after-9-11/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m not afraid of terrorism. I’m afraid of being accused of being a terrorist’ – growing up Muslim after 9/11">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk President Lionel Aingimea of Nauru has praised the University of the South Pacific for becoming ranked among the world’s top 10 percent of universities by The Times Higher Education rankings (THE). This is the first time that the university has achieved this recognition in its 53-year history. President Aingimea, who is ... <a title="Nauru president praises USP for its global top 10% university ranking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/nauru-president-praises-usp-for-its-global-top-10-university-ranking/" aria-label="Read more about Nauru president praises USP for its global top 10% university ranking">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Suva The University of Canterbury and the University of the South Pacific are partnering in a unique research project that will explore the impact of climate change in the Pacific, and the role indigenous ecological knowledge can play to help communities to adapt. A statement from the USP said the project ... <a title="USP and Canterbury University partner for Pacific climate research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/01/usp-and-canterbury-university-partner-for-pacific-climate-research/" aria-label="Read more about USP and Canterbury University partner for Pacific climate research">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
By Felix Chaudhary and Luke Rawalai in Suva Some people who were accused of corrupt practices at the University of the South Pacific have applied for Fiji government positions, claims opposition SODELPA member of Parliament Ro Filipe Tuisawau. He was responding to Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s statement against the governing USP Council in Parliament last week. ... <a title="Corruption accused USP staff ‘apply for state jobs’, says Fiji opposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/corruption-accused-usp-staff-apply-for-state-jobs-says-fiji-opposition/" aria-label="Read more about Corruption accused USP staff ‘apply for state jobs’, says Fiji opposition">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
By Kālino Latu in Auckland The challenges experienced by Tongan students having to study overseas will soon be over after the government has announced plans for the establishment of the kingdom’s first national university. The news has been hailed as a solution to the financial, social and mental stresses Tonga’s international students have faced. The ... <a title="Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/tonga-announces-plans-for-national-university-with-new-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga announces plans for national university with new bill">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Azadah Raz Mohammad, The University of Melbourne and Jenna Sapiano, Monash University As the Taliban has taken control of the country, Afghanistan has again become an extremely dangerous place to be a woman. Even before the fall of Kabul on Sunday, the situation was rapidly deteriorating, exacerbated by the planned withdrawal of all ... <a title="With the Taliban return, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/with-the-taliban-return-20-years-of-progress-for-women-looks-set-to-disappear-overnight/" aria-label="Read more about With the Taliban return, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight">Read more</a>
