Re-open varsity campus in EHP

IT is sad to learn that Eas­tern Highlands is one of the three provinces with-out a university (UPNG Open Campus).
How could a province with a burgeoning population of half a million people and hundreds of school leavers ignore this important institution to transform the lives and careers of thousands of students by providing matriculation and university level courses to those who are unable to make it through the formal edu­cation system?
The centre was es­ta­blish­ed in the province and had been running for some time but was closed down due to the sheer negligence by concerned au­thorities and the political head in the province.
As a result, a lot of students, career public servants and others are de­nied a chance to matri­culate, upgrade or en­hance their qualifications with the University of Papua New Guinea.
This trend cannot continue, since the number of school leavers in the province is doubling and most of them will not continue at a tertiary institution or elsewhere.
Hence, it is crucial that the university campus be re-established with the
fi­nan­­cial backing from the provincial government, the eight local MPs and the governor.
This initiative must be headed by the go­vernor by allocating funds to build classrooms, office and a science laboratory somewhere, preferably
in Goroka, where students can utilise these facilities to boost their learning and further their education.
The governor must also liaise with the University of PNG and appoint a competent and an expe­rience director.

Nageso Aha
Markham, Morobe