N-POC Launch Programme
Welcome to the Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme (N-POC) first cohort induction in partnership between University of Bergen (UiB) and the University of the South Pacific (USP)
LAUNCH OF N-POC FIRST COHORT
Date: 7 February 2023 Venue: ICT Video Conference Room 2 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 am
| 9.00 am: | Arrival of Guests |
| 9.05 am: | Opening prayer |
| 9.10 am: | Welcome remarks USP Deputy Vice Chancellor & Vice President (Education) Professor Jito Vanualailai |
| 9.20 am: | Official video introduction featuring the N-POC first cohort PhD candidates |
| 9:50 am: | Launch speech by USP Deputy Vice Chancellor & Vice President (Research and Innovation) Professor Janusz Jankowski |
| 10.00 am: | Launch speech by UiB UiB Pacific Studies & N-POC Coordinator Professor Edvard Hviding |
| 10:15 am: | Cutting of the N-POC launch cake |
| 10:20 am: | Vote of thanks Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President (Regional Campuses and Global Engagement) Dr. Giulio Masasso Tu ‘ikolongahau Pāunga |
| 10.30 am: | Closing prayer |
| 10:35 am: | Photo session |
MINGLE & MORNING TEA