Conferences, Statements & Speeches
2021
- Opening Address By The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Pal Ahluwalia At The Pacific Youth Summit, ‘Resilient Youth Leaders as Drivers of Sustainable Development’ 7th December 2021, 9.00am, Through Virtual Platform
- Welcome Address by The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Pal Ahluwalia At Pacific Update Held On The 22 – 24 September 2021 At 11am Through Virtual Platform
- Address by the Acting Vice-Chancellor and President at the Opening of the Virtual Conference of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council
- Keynote Speech by the Acting Vice-Chancellor and President at the Solomon Islands Campus Awards Ceremony for the Establishing & Operating a Small Seafood Business First Cohort
- Address by the Acting Vice-Chancellor and President at the Launch of USP Health and Wellness Week
- Address by the Acting Vice-Chancellor and President at the Signing of the Partnership Agreement between PTAFE and APTC
- Address by Acting Vice-Chancellor at the Official Launch of the Course: Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Pacific Island Countries
- Address by the Acting Vice-Chancellor and President at the USPSA 23rd Federal Council Meeting
2020
- Opening Remarks by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Business of Rugby With Gareth Baber Event
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the COVID-19 Handwash Stations Launch
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Closing of the International Youth Day
2019
- Welcome Remarks & Introduction by Vice-Chancellor and President on the Visit of Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia
- Vote of Thanks by the Pro-Chancellor on the Visit of the Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia
Graduation Speeches:
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony, 2019
- Address by Her Excellency the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at the Graduation Ceremony at the Laucala Campus (FALE & FSTE)
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor & President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony (FBE)
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor & President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony (Pacific TAFE)
2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Visit to USP
- Welcome Remarks by the Pro-Chancellor on the Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Laucala Campus, 2018
- Her Royal Highness, Duchess of Sussex, Megan Markle’s Speech during her visit to USP on the 24 October 2018
- His Royal Highness, the Duke of Sussex Speech during his visit to USP on the 24 October 2018
- Vote of Thanks by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to the University, 24 October 2018
Opening of the New Nauru Campus
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Official Opening of the USP Nauru Campus, 2018
- Welcome Address by the Hon. Minister for Education Nauru at the Opening of the USP Nauru Campus 21 May 2018
50th Anniversary Research Open Week
- Welcome Remarks by Pro-Chancellor and Chair of USP Council at the USP Research Week 2018
- Vote of Thanks by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the official opening of the USP 50th Anniversary Research Week 2018
USP 2018 Open Day
- Speech by The Honourable Prime Minister of Fiji at the 2018 USP Open Day
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the 2018 USP Open Day
Public Lecture by the Honourable Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
- Welcome Remarks by the Pro-Chancellor at the Public Lecture by the Right Hon. Prime Minister of PNG, 9 July 2018
- Introductory Remarks by the Secretary General of PIFS at Public Lecture by the Right Hon. Prime Minister of PNG, USP Laucala Campus, 9 July 2018
- Speech by the Right Hon. Prime Minister of PNG at the General Public Lecture held at USP Laucala Campus, 9 July 2018
Graduation Speeches:
Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Kiribati Graduation Ceremony 2018
Laucala Graduation
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Laucala Campus Graduation held on the 20 September 2018 (FALE)
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Laucala Campus Graduation held on the 20 September 2018 (FSTE & PTAFE)
USP Marshall Islands Graduation
- Speech by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation and International at the USP Marshall Islands Graduation Ceremony, 2 October 2018
- Statement by Her Excellency, the President of the Marshall Islands at the USP Marshall Islands Graduation Ceremony, 2 October 2018
USP Nauru Graduation
- Address by His Excellency Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote at the Inaugural Graduation Ceremony for USP Nauru Campus, 2018
- Speech by His Excellency President Baron Waqa at the Dinner Function in Honour of the President of Fiji and Forum Education Ministers, 2018
- Address by His Excellency Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote at the state dinner hosted by the President of Nauru – His Excellency Baron Divavesi Waqa, 2018
2017
- Welcome Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Opening of the Disability Resource Centre Common Room
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Solomon Islands Graduation Ceremony, 2017
- Remarks by Vice–Chancellor and President at the Corporate Cocktail held at the Oceania Centre, 23 November 2017
- Welcome Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the USP 2017 Open Day
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Laucala Graduation Ceremony, 2017
Ground Breaking of the New USP Solomon Islands Campus
- Welcome Address by Vice-Chancellor and President at the Ground Breaking of the New USP Solomon Islands Campus on 24 August 2017
- Speech by the Hon. Prime Minister Solomon Islands on the Groundbreaking if the New Solomon Islands Campus
2016
- Speech by the Acting Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Emalus Campus Graduation Ceremony, December 2016
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Alafua Campus Graduation Ceremony, 2016
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Campus Graduation Ceremony (March) 2016
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Campus Graduation Ceremony (August) 2016
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President’s at the Launch of the USP – New Zealand Partnership Agreement (2016-2018)
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Gold Medal Ceremony 2016
- A Presentation on the Reforming and Restructuring for Excellence and Financial Sustainability by the Vice-Chancellor and President
USP Open Day
- Welcome Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the 2016 USP Open Day
- Speech by the Honourable Prime Minister of Fiji at the 2016 USP Open Day
2015
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Naming of the Australian Funded Lecture Theatre, Suva, Fiji
- Speech by The Hon Christopher Pyne MP Minister for Education on Regional Cooperation through Education Mobility, Suva, Fiji
- Welcome Remarks by the Vice-Chancellor and President at The Third Forum ICT Ministers’ Meeting, Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Visit by the Asian Development Bank President, Mr Takehiko Nakao
- Welcome Remarks by the USP Vice-Chancellor and President on the Visit by the ADB President, Mr Takehiko Nakao, Suva, Fiji
- Keynote Presentation by the Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao on Pacific Islands Development Opportunities and Policy Priorities, Suva, Fiji
Opening of the New USP Kiribati Campus
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Opening of the new USP Kiribati Campus at South Tarawa, Kiribati
- Speech by His Excellency Te Beretitenti Anote Tong for the Opening Ceremony of the New USP Kiribati Campus at Teaoraereke, Kiribati
USP Open Day
- Welcome Address and Introduction of the Chief Guest by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP 2015 Open Day, Suva, Fiji
- Opening Address Of By The Honourable Jioji Konrote Minister For Employment, Productivity And Industrial Relations At USP Open Day, Suva, Fiji
Graduation Speeches:
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Gold Medals Awards Ceremony
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the PTAFE and CFS Awards Ceremony
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the USP Alafua Graduation Ceremony
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the USP Tonga Graduation Ceremony
2014
- Opening Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Side Event on ICT for Sustainable Development, Apia, Samoa
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President for the Side Event on Culture and Development, SIDS 2014
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Launch of the Australia–USP Partnership 2014-2018
Graduation Speeches:
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Gold Medals and Prizes Graduation Ceremony
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony (April)
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony (September)
2013
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony (September)
- Message by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Open Day 2013
Launch of the USP Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018
- Address by USP Chancellor, Ulu-o-Tokelau, H. E. Aliki Faipule Kerisiano Kalolo at the Launch of Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018
- Remarks and Introduction of the Chief Guest by Pro-Chancellor & Chair of the USP Council at the Launch of Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018
- Remarks by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Launch of Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018
2012
- Brief Report by the Vice-Chancellor and President on the USP Council Meeting (November)
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the Medal and Prizes Ceremony 2012
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor and President at the USP Laucala Graduation Ceremony (April)
2011
2010
- Speech by the Vice-Chancellor & President at the Laucala Graduation (April) 2010, Suva, Fiji
- Address by the Vice-Chancellor & President at the USP NZ Alumni Function, Suva, Fiji
- Opening Address by the Vice-Chancellor & President at the USP Open Day 2010, Fiji
- Remarks by the Vice-Chancellor & President at the USP-Australia Partnership Launch Cocktail, Suva, Fiji
USP Council Reports