It is undeniably true that the Higher Education sector had its fair share of impact when Covid-19 reached the shores of this country.
Lectures and practical lessons were affected; it was a rough phase for students in universities at that time. Using the Covid-19 experience as a lesson, the PNG Science and Technology Council and Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three universities in the county; IBSUniversity, Divine Word University and Pacific Adventist University, on Thursday, 26 May 2022.
The three selected universities signed an MOU with the PNG Science and Technology Council and Secretariat as grant recipients of these research projects. As recipients of these research grants, the institutions will carry out vital research grants into the nation’s tertiary education sector.
The research program will look into how the higher education sector will respond to Covid-19 and other emerging diseases to better plan and execute during trying times.
The IBSUniversity, being a research party in this program, will focus its research on providing a roadmap for Tertiary Education in PNG based on the experience from the Covid-19 Pandemic. As per the agreement, the institution is responsible for presenting online teaching and learning findings of student-teacher relation experiences in the country’s higher institutions.
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| IBSUniversitys Principal Researcher Dr. Lemuel Nalugon with Participating Researchers Ms. Abinaya Nagamuthu and Dr. Thirumal Raman |
Mr. Tore Garry also a Participating Researcher will be actively carrying out the data gathering of the IBSUs research project
Mr. Tore Garry also a Participating Researcher will be actively carrying out the data gathering of the IBSUs research project
IBSU will be specifically assessing the preferred teaching modes and learning preferences of students post pandemic. This will prepare our country for any emerging pandemics that may significantly disrupt teaching and learning in the future.
As an institution that focuses on enriching lives through World-Class Education, Training and Research, we are pleased to be in a research collaboration with the PNGSTCS, Divine Word University & Pacific Adventist University. This research will complement IBSUniversity’s meaningful contribution to our young nation in a sustainable way.
Meanwhile, the other institutions involved will look into other vital areas. Divine Word University- Sociocultural and behavioral features of anticipated COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in coastal, highlands and islands regions of Papua New Guinea and Pacific Adventist University- Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on clinical education for PNG nursing Students.
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