UOG starts classes

 Classes at the University of Goroka (UOG) in Eastern Highlands started yesterday.

Acting Vice-Chancellor Dr Samuel Kopamu said staff and students were looking forward to the year.

“We look forward to another year with optimism and hope for better things to come,” he said.

“In fact, everyone thought that the 2015 academic year will not end successfully as it did.

“But thanks to our resolute faith in God, and combined with the strategic interventions by the National Executive Council, 2015 was completed successfully with all student assessments done.”

In welcoming staff and students, the management announced that work towards providing free internet Wi-­Fi access for students had started.

Kopamu said: “The management has budgeted K800,000 for this purpose and has already paid the first installment fee of K100,000 to Telikom for the installation of Wi­-Fi hotspots at various locations throughout the campus.

“This includes students dormitories, academic departments, the lookout, students mess, library, MSA, staff residential areas, midwifery and the UOG farm. 

“The network back-bone connection is almost completed and Telikom is currently awaiting switching equipment to arrive from Huawei in China.  

“Once this equipment arrives and installation is completed, we expect students to have free internet access from anywhere in the campus, starting sometime in the middle of this semester.”

The University recently established a new ICT committee chaired by Mr Kevin Me’e and the new media and marketing committee with Milan Boie as its chairman.

Together with the arrival of a new ICT manager Joseph Demiao, and his hard working deputy Russell Dekka and the rest of the ICT staff members, they have set targets.