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These organizations can have a powerful impact on the people of the Pacific:

• Pacific Agricultural Schools • International Organizations • Volunteer Organizations • Pacific Islands Network Group •

 

Besides the US Pacific Land Grant institutions, there are a number of other very valuable agriculture schools in the Pacific. There is also a list of colleges, polytechs, and universities worldwide here.

bulletFiji
bulletGuam
bulletHawaii
bulletPapua New Guinea
bulletSamoa
bulletSolomon
bulletTonga
bulletVanuatu
bulletUniversity of the South Pacific

 

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Fiji

Methodist Church in Fiji
Navuso Agricultural School
Private Mail Bag
Suva, Fiji

Principal:  Mr. Taniela Luvu
Phone:  679 478 255
Fax:  ___________________
email:  _________________
web page:  ______________

Founded/Purpose:

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests
Department of Agriculture
Fiji College of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1544
Nausori, Fiji

Principal:  Mrs. Loata Karavaki
Phone:  679 479 200
Fax:  679 400 275
email:  elenibai@is.com.fj
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Marist Training Center
P.O. Box 21
Tutu, Taveuni

Principal/Director:  Father Macvey
Phone:  679 880 45
Fax:  679 880 100
email:  _________________
web page:  ______________

Founded/Purpose:

Ministry of Education
Marela House
Private Mail Bag
Government Building
Suva, Fiji Islands

Mrs. Tanganesia
Educational Assistant Technical/Vocational
Phone:  679 220 540
Fax:  679 314 757
email:  __________________
web page:  _______________

Founded/Purpose:

Monfort Boys Town
P.O. Box 14421
Suva

Principal:  Brother Thomas
Phone:  679 361 433
Fax:  679 362 590
email:  mbt@suva.is.com.fj
web page:  ______________

Founded/Purpose:

Monfort Technical Institute
P.O. Box 503
Suvasavu

Principal/Director:  Brother Jay Madavana
Phone:  679 850 681/850 729
Fax:  679 850 682
email:  monfort ssv@is.com.fj
web page:  ________________

Founded/Purpose:

Fulton College
Private Mail Bag
Suva

Principal/Director:  Dr. Nemani Tausere
Phone:  679 430 007
Fax:  679 430 006
email:  infor@fulton.ac.fj
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Ministry of Youth
National Youth Camp
Box 495
Sigatoka

Director:  Mr. Jale Fotofili
Coordinator:  Mrs. Vani Samuwai
Phone:  679 315 960
Fax:  679 520 348
email:  ________________
web page:  ____________

Founded/Purpose:

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Guam

Guam Community College
P.O. Box 23069 GMF
Barrigada, GU 96921

Executive Director:  Earl Aguigui
Phone:  671 735 4422
Fax:  671 734 5238
email:  eaguigui@gcc.guam.net
web page:  www.guamcc.net

Founded/Purpose:
Guam Community College is a multifaceted public vocational education institution created by Public Law 14-77 in 1977.  It offers secondary and postsecondary vocational programs, adult and continuing education, community education, and short-term education, specialized training.

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Hawaii
Maui Community College
310 Kaahumanu
Kahului, Hawaii 96732

Phone:  (808) 984-3500
web page:  http://www.maui.hawaii.edu/

Founded/Purpose:
Maui Vocational School was established in 1931, and in 1966, the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii authorized the college to confer the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees and also approved the name change to the Maui Community College.

Kauai Community College
3-1901 Kaumuali'i Highway
Lihu'e, Hawaii 96766

Phone:  (808) 245-8311
web page:  http://kauai.hawaii.edu/

Founded/Purpose:
In 1928, the college was established as Kalaheo Vocational School, and by 1965, it became known as Kauai Community College.  The college has five divisions:  Business Education, Health Education, Language Arts and Humanities, Science and Math, and Trade-Technology.

Windward Community College
45-720 Keaahala Road
Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Director:  Angela Meixell
Phone:  (808) 235-7400
web page:  http://www.wcc.hawaii.edu

Founded/Purpose:
Windward Community College opened in 1972.  It offers a strong liberal arts transfer program and a modest vocational and technical education programs in accounting, office administration, microcomputer applications, horticulture, and turf grass management.

Hawaii Community College
200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720-40011

Phone:  (808) 974-7311
Fax:  (808) 974-7692
web page:  http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/

Founded/Purpose:
Hawaii Vocational School was established in 1941, and renamed to Hawaii Community College in 1969.  General and pre-professional students may earn the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree, Vocational-technical majors may earn an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree, an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.), an Associate in Technical Studies (A.T.S.), or a Certificate of Achievement (C.A.) in one of 20 vocational programs. 

Job Corps Hawaii
41-467 Hihimanu Street
Waimanalo, Hawaii 96795

Phone:  (808) 259-6001
Fax:  (808) 259-7907
web page:  www.mtctrains.com

Founded/Purpose:

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Papua New Guinea

Bulolo Forestry College
PO Box 92
Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  ______________
Phone:  675 474 5226
Fax:  675 474 5311
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Christian Leaders Training College
Banz
PO Box 382
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  ______________
Phone:  675 546 2311
Fax:  675 546 2204
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Highlands Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Agricultural Education and Training Division
P.O. Box 312
Mt Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  Victor Walep
Phone:  675 545 1243
Fax:  675 545 1480
email:  ________________
web page:  ____________

Founded/Purpose:

Lutheran Development Services
PO Box 291
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  ______________
Phone:  675 472 1122
Fax:  675 472 1638
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Madang Agricultural College
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

Principal:  ______________
Phone:  ________________
Fax:  ___________________
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

National Fisheries College
PO Box 239
Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  Melchior Ware
Phone:  675 984 2266
Fax:  ___________________
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Pacific Adventist University
Sogeri Road - 14 Mile
Private Mail Bag
Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  _______________
Phone:  675 328 1112
Fax:  375 328 1257
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

PNG University of Technology
Private Mail Bag
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  Vice Chancellor
Phone:  675 473 4999
Fax:  675 473 7373
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Popondetta Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Agricultural Education and Training Divison
P.O. Box 131
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  Urai Polona
Phone:  675 329 7239
Fax:  675 329 7674
email:  ________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

Sepik Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Agricultural Education and Training Division
P.O. Box 269
Wewak, ESP, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  ________________
Phone:  __________________
Fax:  ____________________
email:  __________________
web page:  _______________

Founded/Purpose:

Sonoma Adventist College
PO Box 360
Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  ______________
Phone:  _________________
Fax:  ___________________
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

University of Vudal
Private Mail Bag Service
Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

Principal:  Vice Chancellor
Phone:  675 982 1444
Fax:  675 982 1119
email:  _________________
web page:  _____________

Founded/Purpose:

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Samoa

Sauniatu Agriculture Center
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

Principal:  Brett Macdonald
                Tai Tauiliili
Phone:  685 20117
Fax:  685 21542
email:  ________________
web page:  ____________

Founded/Purpose:
Sauniatu Agriculture Center teaches family self-reliance through small-scale agriculture and microenterprise.  It is a one-year program with 16-20 students living, studying, and working in Sauniatu during the week and they go home on the weekends.  Classes usually begin in the end of February or the beginning of March and end in November.

USP School of Agriculture
Private Mail Bag
Alafua Campus
Apia, Samoa

Director:  __________________
Phone:  685 22 372
Fax:  685 22 347
email:  uspireta@samoa.net
web page:  www.usp.ac.fj

Founded/Purpose:
The University of the South Pacific was founded in 1968, and is jointly owned by the governments of 12 island countries:  Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Solomon Island, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa.  The focus is in key areas of sustainable development with special reference to small island states, business/ management studies, teacher education (senior secondary), Pacific studies, marine studies, agriculture, and science and technology.

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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands College of Higher Education
School of Natural Resources
P.O. Box G23
Honiara, Solomon Islands

Principal:  ___________________
Phone:  677 30 111
Fax:  677 30 390
email:  ______________________
web page:  __________________

Founded/Purpose:
Solomon Islands College of Higher Education was established in 1984.

National Agricultural Training Institute
Solomon Islands College of Higher Education
School of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 18
Auki, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

Principal:  _____________________
Phone:  _______________________
Fax:  _________________________
email:  _______________________
web page:  ___________________

Founded/Purpose:

Solomon Islands College of Higher Education
School of Natural Resources
National Forestry Training Institute
P.O. Box 73
Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands

Principal:  ____________________
Phone:  677 39 152
Fax:  _________________________
email:  _______________________
web page:  ___________________

Founded/Purpose:

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Tonga

'Atenisi University
P.O. Box 220
Vave Rd, Kolomotu'a, Tonga

Principal:  Professor Futa Helu
Phone:  676 24 819
Fax:  ________________________
email:  _______________________
web page:  ___________________

Founded/Purpose:

Hango Agricultural College
P.O. Box 16
'Onohua, 'Eua, Tonga

Principal:  ____________________
Phone:  676 50 050
Fax:  676 50128
email:  _______________________
web page:  ___________________

Founded/Purpose:
Hango Agricultural College was established in 1968 as part of the Free Wesleyan Church Education System.  1-year diploma courses in para-veterinary studies, 1-year diploma courses in horticulture/cropping, and 2-year certificate courses are offered.

Tonga College
P.O. Box 49
'Atele, Tonga

Principal:  Dr. Tu'ipulotu Katoanga
Phone:  676 29 311
Fax:  _______________________
email:  _____________________
web page:  _________________

Founded/Purpose:
Tonga College is a government run boy's high school.  

Tupou College
P.O. Box 25
Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Principal:  Mr. Tevita H. Palefau
Phone:  676 32 240
Fax:  676 32 161
email:  _____________________
web page:  _________________

Founded/Purpose:
Tupou College is a Methodist boy's high school.

University of the South Pacific Centre
P.O. Box 278
'Atele, Tonga

Principal:  ___________________
Phone:  676 19 055
Fax:  _______________________
email:  _____________________
web page:  _________________

Founded/Purpose:

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Vanuatu
Plantation Management Association, Port Vila
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Forestry and Fisheries
P.O. Box 231
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Principal:  Mr. Bernard Dolacinski
Phone:  678 36 320
Fax:  678 36 355
email:  labouiss@cirad-vu.orstom.fr
web page:  _________________

Founded/Purpose:
Founded in 1963, the main subjects are livstock, beef, Cocos nucifera, coconuts, coffea, Theobroma caco, copra, and oil crops, with special strengths in coconut breeding.

 

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University of the South Pacific

Founded/Purpose: 

The University of the South Pacific is the premier institution of higher learning for the South Pacific region, uniquely placed in a region of extraordinary physical, social and economic diversity. Established in 1968, USP is the only university of its type in the world. It is jointly owned by the governments of twelve island countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Samoa. The University has Campuses in all the twelve member countries. The main campus, Laucala, is in Fiji. The Alafua Campus in Samoa is where the School of Agriculture and Food Technology is situated, and the Emalus Campus in Vanuatu is the location for the School of Law.

The University of the South Pacific region spreads across 33 million square kilometres of ocean, an area more than three times the size of Europe. In contrast, the total land mass is about equal to the area of Denmark. Populations vary in size from Tokelau with 1600 people to Fiji with more than 800,000. The total population is about 1.3 million.

The academic Schools, Departments, Institutes and Centres at the University of the South Pacific are organised into four faculties and led by Deans. These are: the Faculty of Arts and Law; the Faculty of Business and Economics; the Faculty of Islands and Oceans, and the Faculty of Science and Technology. Each faculty comprises of a number of schools and departments which offer a wide range of academic programs and courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The University also offers programs through Distance and Flexible Learning in a variety of modes and technologies throughout USP's fifteen campuses. Advanced communication technologies through USPNet are used to reach Distance and Flexible Learning students across the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean.

The multi-cultural nature of the staff and student body give USP an exceptional character. It is a quality institution producing degrees comparable to those awarded by universities in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Graduates from USP are found in important executive positions throughout the public and private sectors in all member countries and in numerous countries around the world.

The University has set a high standard for quality in its research. Major research commitments include biodiversity, marine studies, renewable energy, environmental sustainability, business management, teacher education, Pacific studies, agriculture, and food technology.

Because of its strategic position and facilities, USP attracts eminent scholars and staff from all over the world

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