The recent repeal of the Media Industry Development Act 2010 by the Coalition Government has sparked renewed media freedom in Fiji. These were the shared sentiments of The Fiji Times Editor-in-Chief, Fred Wesley and the Integrity Fiji Executive Director Dr Joseph Veramu at the 2023 World Press Freedom Day celebration organised by the Fiji National…Read More

Rigieta Lord will implement strategies learnt at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) TVET Forum in the Marshall Islands. Lord was just not a regular participant at the forum. She travelled over 2000km from the Marshall Islands, with her husband, John Mar, to be a part of the national forum organised by FNU’s TVET Pasifika. Lord,…Read More

It is never too late to achieve your dreams, says Fiji National University (FNU) graduate and a gold medalist, Shivanee Bhavna Devi. The 26-year-old mother of one child, graduated with a Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) during FNU’s graduation ceremony in Suva recently. She also attained the gold medal as the highest achiever in the…Read More

The Fiji National University’s (FNU), College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences (CMNHS) recently organised a Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) workshop to upskill the ultrasound skills of medical professionals for providing real-time point-of-care imaging for patient diagnosis and treatment. The workshop was attended by medical professionals from Fiji and the region and was facilitated by…Read More

Vijay Shankar is a living testament that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) offers pathways to higher education learning. The 38-year-old began his academic journey with a Trade Certificate in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning from the former Fiji Institute of Technology (FIT) and is now pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership. Shankar recently…Read More