Senior Management Team
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Pal Ahluwalia,
BA MA Sask., PhD Flin.
Phone: (679) 323 2056
Fax: (679) 323 1550
Email: pal.ahluwalia@usp.ac.fj
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Walter Fraser
Phone: (679) 3232041
Email: walter.fraser@usp.ac.fj
Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Education)
Professor Jito Vanualailai,
BSc S.Pac, ME Ryukyus, PhD Kobe
Phone: (679) 323 2053
Fax: (679) 323 1502
Email: jito.vanualailai@usp.ac.fj
(Acting) Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
Professor Gurmeet Singh,
BCom MCom MPhil PhD J&K
Phone: (679) 3231386
Email: gurmeet.singh@usp.ac.fj
Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Regional Campuses and Global Engagement)
Dr Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Paunga,
BA Wesleyan, MA, PhD Daito Bunka
Phone: (679) 3231684
Email: giulio.paunga@usp.ac.fj
Acting Head of School of Accounting, Finance and Economics (SAFE)
Dr. Rup Singh
BA PGDipDevStud PGDipEcon MA PhD(Econ) S.Pac
Phone: (679) 32 32791
Email: rup.singh@usp.ac.fj
Head of School of Business and Management (SBM)
Professor Gurmeet Singh,
BCom MCom MPhil PhD J&K
Phone: (679) 3231386
Email: gurmeet.singh@usp.ac.fj
Head of School of Information, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Physics (STEMP)
Professor Bibhya Nand Sharma
Phone: (679) 323 2069
Email: bibhya.sharma@usp.ac.fj
Head of School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean & Natural Sciences (SAGEONS)
Professor Surendra Prasad,
BSc (Hons) MSc Bihar, PhD Kanpur
Phone: (679) 3232416
Email: surendra.prasad@usp.ac.fj
Acting Head of School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS)
Associate Professor Sandra Tarte,
BA Melb., PhD ANU
Phone: (679) 3232577
Email: sandra.tarte@usp.ac.fj
Acting Head of School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE)
Dr Matthew Hayward,
BA Hons Exeter, MA Sussex, PhD Durham
Phone: (679) 3232940
Email: matthew.hayward@usp.ac.fj