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The Masters in Renewable Energy Management (MREM) being offered by the University of Fiji would help in human capacity building towards the implementation of renewable energy, which is an essential tool for climate change mitigation, says Dr Anirudh Singh, Coordinator of the MREM programme at UniFIji.

“If you want to implement renewable energy, you ought to have the capacity to do it and one the aspects of capacity building is human capacity building. This is where the MREM programme has taken a lead as it trains people to participate in these projects,” said Dr Singh.

He further explained that the programme ties in well with the outcomes of COP21.

“The outcomes of COP21 are that the world has agreed to support the poorer nations to carry out their climate change mitigation activities and one of the main methods for climate change mitigation is implementation of renewable energy,” he stated.

He also said the MREM programme, which is one of its kind in Fiji, came at a very suitable time when Fiji held the presidency of COP23.

“MREM course comes in at a very opportune time; this is something that we ought to be proud about that UniFiji has actually chosen to offer this course at this time of the history of the country,” he reinforced.

He further explained that students who finished the MREM programme would be working at the cutting edge of Fiji’s socio-economic development.

Meanwhile he said that the student numbers for the course had exceeded expectations.

Registrations are still open for the programme till the end of February but only a limited number of additional students will be admitted this semester.

 

 

 

The University of Fiji will be hosting its orientation on 9^th and 10^th February at the Saweni Campus and on the 13^th at Suva Campus.

Acting Vice-Chancellor Dr Wahab Ali said that the University was ready to welcomes its new students as they took their first step into tertiary education.

“We have designed a special programme with lots of tips and information that will enable students to settle in at the University,” stated the Acting Vice-Chancellor Associate Professor Dr. Wahab Ali.

Research and Technical Officer Dr Ajantha Perera said that the true purpose of orientation was to explain to the students the value of the programmes that they were undertaking.

“We wish to explain to students the value of the programmes they are entering, the need for completion and also assurance that once they enter UniFiji the staff is capable of ensuring that they complete their programmes to their satisfaction,” stated Dr Perera.

She further explained that the orientation would hold segments for extra curricula activities which was an important part of studies in UniFiji.

“Joining clubs and societies would enable them to become not only academics but complete person,” she reinforced.

The orientation will cover an array of activities designed to enable new students enjoy a smooth transition to UniFiji lifestyle.

Mr Manasa Tagicakibau,the Commissioner Western Division, would be the guest speaker on 9^th and Mr Bobby Maharaj, the CEO of TSLB would be the guest speaker on the 10^th.

Students are urged to attend the orientation.

 

 

 

 

The University Of Fiji’s School Of Law will unveil its ‘Bema’ at the Samabula Campus at a ceremony to be held at the Campus on Friday 3rd February at 4 pm.

Former Fiji High Court Judge and current Commissioner of the Fiji Independent Services Commission (ILSC), Dr Thomas V. Hickie, will officially unveil the Bema.

The Dean of School of Law, Professor Shaista Shameem, said that the Law School’s Bema, which is an Oratory Platform, was constructed in memory of lawyers and public speakers in Ancient Greece who used the platform to express their views and argue their cases before a critical and discerning audience.

‘At the time of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, the Bema was the central speaking platform where philosophers, lawyers and political figures would argue their philosophical perspectives without referring to notes’. Professor Shameem said that the Ancient Greek speakers expected to be criticised, heckled and argued against, so they had to be prepared to fire back with knowledge of the subject and be witty at the same time.

‘We are training our law students at the University of Fiji to be great orators, whether as lawyers, or parliamentarians, or public speakers on any occasion; the Bema will be our training ground for that’ she said.

Professor Shameem said the Law School was fortunate in that one of the great judicial orators in Fiji, Dr Thomas Hickie, had agreed to unveil the Bema. Dr Hickie was renowned for his public speaking skills and charismatic personality. Professor Shameem expected the legal community and others interested in legal education to attend the Unveiling at the Samabula Campus.

 

There is an enormous career market for University of Fiji accounting graduates at prestigious organizations says Head of Department, Sandhiya Roy.

The Accounting Department is well positioned to offer accounting courses best suited for industry requirements.

“There are various organizations still calling us for our graduates but most of our students already find employment by the time they complete their courses and before they graduate,” she explained.

She encouraged more students to get enrolled in accounting because the department could very well cater for more than 100 students.

“The student numbers has increased over the years with the past two years having enrolment of 60 students in year 1 but we can cater for more than 100 students. As there is a huge job market for UniFiji accounting graduates, students can see that our curriculum is well versed with relevant accounting standards,” she said,” she said.

She further elaborated that students would have more chances of having a superior learning environment at UniFiji because they have the added advantage of having improved interactions with the lecturers and tutors.

“Since we have a reasonable number, students’ get more time from the lecturers and tutors which enables them to grasp information much easily and this paves a pathway to their successful careers,” she stated.

Registrations are still underway at both the Saweni and Suva Campuses.