Officials tour new business school at UPNG

TWO Australian officers joined 20 Papua New Guineans on a pre-Apec tour of the soon-to-open School of Business and Public Policy (SBPP) in Port Moresby on Friday.
Australian High Commissioner Bruce Davis joined High Commissioner designate to Australia John Kali, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat secretary-general Dame Meg Taylor and the University of PNG leadership toured the school at UPNG.
Valued at more than K80 million, the SBPP is a modern facility that will provide students with a world-class learning environment.
Spread over four floors, it includes two lecture theatres, five tutorial rooms, computer and hospitality laboratories, a library, 10 meeting rooms and 50 offices.
The building was built by local company L&A Constructions, creating jobs and training opportunities for hundreds of Papua New Guineans.
Drawing on local labour and supporting local business are key priorities of the Australian government infrastructure investments in PNG, boosting the economy.
The delegation also inspected a section of “Constitution Walk”, a 950-metre footpath that joins UPNG and the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance.
Constitution Walk has nine sculptures created by local artists.