|
 | Fredrick Faabasua giving the vote of thanks at the RST farewell dinner for AusAID sponsored students |
|
An AusAID scholarship sponsored postgraduate student at the University of the South Pacific has scored the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) in postgraduate studies.
Mr Fredrick Faabasua from the Solomon Islands, who has to date, achieved the highest GPA of 4.25 out of 4.5 in postgraduate studies at USP, has completed his postgraduate diploma in Governance, with additional units from Development Studies.
Although he has now returned home, Mr Faabasua said he intends to pursue further studies in the near future.
Giving the vote of thanks at a farewell dinner organised by the USP Regional Scholarship Team (RST) for students under the AusAID scholarship programme, on Friday, 21st June, 2013, he said it had been an exhilarating experience at the University.
He thanked the RST office, which manages all students who are sponsored under the Australian Awards Pacific Scholarships (AAPS) and at the University for supporting the AusAID sponsored students, every step of the way, and said the University has offered everything they had dreamt of, and more, in terms of providing quality tertiary education. Mr Faabasua also acknowledged AusAID's ongoing partnership with USP, in support of higher education in the Pacific.
AusAID representative, Ms Olita Nagera, congratulated Fredrick and all the other AusAID sponsored students for their achievements.
She mentioned that AusAID was proud that they will go back to their countries equipped with skills and knowledge to help their countries grow.
Twenty-eight AusAID sponsored students completed studies at the end of semester one 2013. 32% of the students were from Samoa, 25% from the Solomons and 18% from Vanuatu. The remaining 25% are made up of students from Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Marshalls, Kiribati and FSM.
Ms Kathleen Arthur, from Vanuatu, who is also an AusAID scholar is the highest achiever at undergraduate level, with a GPA of 3.80 out of 4.5 while pursuing a Bachelor in Education (Special and Inclusive Education).
|
