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CONTRIBUTION OF BOOKS WORTH OF USD20,000.00 BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC (USP), FIJI ISLANDS

23 December 2009 1 views

CONTRIBUTION OF BOOKS WORTH OF USD20,000.00 BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC (USP), FIJI ISLANDS

The ongoing effort by the Government of Malaysia to collaborate with the Pacific island states also covers education.

The University of the South Pacific has been identified as an institute to expand knowledge on Malaysia, and the contribution of educational books and ten (10) units desktop computer worth of USD20,000.00 was made by the Government of Malaysia and presented to the University by HE Nafisah Mohamed, the High Commissioner of Malaysia in 2005,.

The Government of Malaysia also contributed a further educational books worth USD20,000.00 on 6 December 2007 to the University of the South Pacific. An official presentation by Her Excellency Dato’ Nafisah Mohamed, the High Commissioner to Mrs. Esther Williams, the Acting Vice Chancellor, University of the South Pacific (USP) was held at 3.30 p.m in the University’s Library .

The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, expressed her appreciation to the Government of Malaysia for this contribution which will benefits USP students as well as to give more inputs on Malaysia through the political, economic, cultural, arts and history of Malaysia.

The High Commissioner responded that the contribution was part of the intent to expand knowledge on Malaysia in various areas from the social sciences to the sciences that is specific to the Malaysian experience which may be of benefit to Pacific islanders in gleaning and understanding the Malaysian experience and expertise in various areas as a developing country that many benefit Pacific island states’ students, researches and scholars
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