This Accord calls upon we, the world’s universities and colleges to embed the Sustainable Development Goals into our education, research, leadership, operations, administration and engagement activities. We, the SDG Accord Signatories, recognise: The indivisible and interconnected nature of the universal set of Goals – People, Prosperity, Planet, Partnership, Peace That, as educators, we have a…Read More

Fiji National University (FNU) graduate Pranish Kumar believes that his personal character, positive mental attitude, good work habits and above all, his education at FNU’s College of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Studies (CBHTS) have led him to his successful career.  Originally from Coral Coast Sigatoka, Kumar had set his sights on a career in the…Read More

The Fiji National University (FNU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Toby Wilkinson has categorically rejected claims made on social media that students residing at the hostel on Nasinu Campus do not have food. “There is simply no truth in this claim,” stated Professor Wilkinson. “We have repeatedly made it clear that the welfare of our students is our…Read More

Fijian Seafaring History Ever since people of Lapita culture of the prehistoric Austronesians paddled their canoes across the Pacific and settled in our land, Fijians have had a passionate attachment to the sea. The seafaring culture was truly embedded in islanders when navigators like James Cook visited Lau Islands in 1774 and the arrival of…Read More

Seeing her mother battle a terminal brain stroke with sheer strength, patience and tolerance inspired Fiji National University (FNU) academic, Nushrat Azam, to pen down her emotions and challenges in her book titled ‘The Girl with a Mirror’. The book which highlights the journey of a woman is a semi-autographical fiction by Azam, a Lecturer…Read More