University opens campus in Enga

ENGA has opened up the University of Goroka campus to address the standard and quality of teaching in the country.
Through the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Enga government and the University of Goroka in Wabag on Friday, a four-year secondary teacher training programme (degree) will be offered at the Enga campus.
About 150 spaces have been offered and about 120 of them have been awarded scholarships by the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology for next year.
This means that 120 of the 150 students will be offered scholarships while the remainder will be self-sponsored or corporate students and facilities at the Enga Teachers College will be used.
Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas said it was been a national concern that the education system in the country had dropped.
He said grade 12 students from secondary and high schools in the province as well as those around the country were not performing well because of lack of specialist teachers.
Sir Peter said he mooted the idea of partnering the University of Goroka to address the disparities that existed in the quality of education in the country.
He said through the programme, the university would deliver specialist programmes in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics and English so about 150 specialist teachers will be coming out of the university each year.
Chancellor of the University of Goroka Joseph Sukwianomb said the signing of the MOA was a new beginning for Enga and the university and they were proud to partner action leaders such as Sir Peter.
Sukwianomb thanked the Enga government for the initiative to partner the University.
He said they were also planning a medical school at the university and a school of agriculture.