An increase in the participation of young girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects will transform stereotypical perceptions about girls’ interests and aptitudes. This was expressed by the Fiji National University’s Associate Dean for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Vasenai Kereni following the successful Girls in STEM camp held in collaboration…Read More

Thirty-seven-year-old Sandhia Jyotika Sharma is focused on becoming an entrepreneur after completing the baking and patisserie course that she is currently pursuing at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) National Training and Productivity Centre (NTPC). Sharma believes her life experience and the hands-on training at NTPC puts her on a solid platform to attain her personal…Read More

Considered one of the few females from her home country to pursue Nautical Science as a programme of study, Mereta Teirabwati knows she has a lot riding on her shoulders. The first-year student at Fiji National University’s Fiji Maritime Academy has never been on a ship before and could potentially become one of Kiribati’s leading…Read More

Keep yourself and others safe: Do it all! Protect yourself and those around you: Get vaccinated as soon as it’s your turn and follow local guidance on vaccination. Keep physical distance of at least 1 metre from others, even if they don’t appear to be sick. Avoid crowds and close contact. Wear a properly fitted…Read More

The Fiji National University’s (FNU), College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences’ (CMNHS) is involved in a joint multi-institutional research study in Fiji to characterise the virus diversity in contaminated water samples from Suva focusing mainly on SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. CMNHS Department of Pathology and Medical Lab Science academics Taina Naivalu and…Read More