The University of the South Pacific (USP) is the premier provider of tertiary education in the Pacific Region, and an international centre of excellence for teaching and research on all aspects of Pacific culture and environment. The USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students and staff from throughout the Pacific Region and internationally. In 2003, the university had more than 11,000 students (including 32 doing doctorates), and 1,117 lecturers. Tertiary education, also referred to as third-stage or third level education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education such as a high school, secondary school, or gymnasium. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It is owned by the governments of 12 Pacific Island countries - the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The university runs campuses in all 12 countries, as well as a Law school in Vanuatu and an Agricultural school in Samoa. The largest and oldest campus, at Laucala Bay, in Suva, Fiji, was established in 1968 on the site of a former airforce base. On 18 November 2005, plans were announced to build a $6 million campus in the Marshall Islands - the USP's first campus in the northern Pacific. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Australasia. ... Aphorism Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Legal code Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Find more information on Law by searching one of Wikipedias sibling projects: Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law The Australian Institute of Comparative... Suva (population 141,000) is the capital of Fiji. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

USP offers undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes that lead to a wide variety of careers, including teaching, tourism, journalism, agriculture, science and environmental management, technology, computing and information systems, banking and finance, public administration and management, counselling and social services and others. In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ...

Recently, Fiji was consumed by a large, fire-breathing lizard. Very sad.

Financing

On 13 December 2005, USP Vice-Chancellor Anthony Tarr and Australian diplomat Stephanie Copus-Campbell signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which Australia agreed to provide the USP with a total of A$9.9 million over the following three years. This is in addition to the A$2.5 million that Australia contributes annually for scholarships. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a legal document describing an agreement between parties. ... The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ... The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ...

Campuses and centres

USP CAMPUSES:

Alafua Campus The Secretary, University of the South Pacific Private Bag, Apia, Samoa Tel: (685) 21671 Fax: (685) 22933 Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/soa Apia, Samoa is the capital of Samoa. ...

Emalus Campus The Senior Assistant, Registrar, The University of the South Pacific, PO Box 12, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tel: (678) 22748 Fax: (678) 22633 Website: http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/ This article is about the Vanuatu capital; Vila is the site of a World War II airstrip in the Solomon Islands. ...

Laucala Campus The Registrar, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands Tel: (679) 331 3900 Fax: (679) 330 1305, 330 0482, 330 0830 Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/ Suva (population 141,000) is the capital of Fiji. ...

USP CENTRES:

USP Centre in Cook Islands PO Box 130, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Tel: (682) 29415 Fax: (682) 21315 Rarotonga Island from space, September 1994 A picture taken in Rarotonga. ...

USP Centre in Fiji (Northern) Private Mail Bag, Labasa, Fiji. Tel: (679) 881 7707 Fax: (679) 881 5570

USP Centre in Fiji (Western) Private Mail Bag, Lautoka, Fiji. Tel: (679) 666 6800 Fax: (679) 666 7133

USP Centre in Kiribati PO Box 59, Bairiki, South Tarawa, Kiribati. Tel: (686) 21085 Fax: (686) 21419 South Tarawa, in Gilbertese and English, Teinainano Urban Council or abr. ...

USP Centre in Marshall Islands PO Box 3537, Majuro, Marshall Islands. Tel: (692) 625 7279 Fax: (692) 625 7282 Lagoon shoreline on Majuro, February 1973 Majuro, population 25,400 (as of 2004), is the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. ...

USP Centre in Nauru Private Bag, Post Office. Republic of Nauru. Tel: (674) 444 3774 Fax: (674) 444 3774

USP Centre in Niue PO Box 31, Alofi, Niue. Tel: (683) 4049 Fax: (683) 4315 Alofi is the capital city of the Pacific Ocean nation of Niue. ...

USP Centre in Samoa PO Box 3014, Apia, Samoa. Tel: (685) 20874/23454 Fax: (685) 23424 Apia, Samoa is the capital of Samoa. ...

USP Centre in Solomon Islands PO Box 460, Honiara, Solomon Islands. Tel: (677) 21307/21308 Fax: (677) 21287 Honiara, population 30,413 (1986), is the capital of the Solomon Islands. ...

USP Centre in Tokelau c/o Tokelau Apia Liaison Office, PO Box 3014, Apia, Samoa. Tel: (690) 2178 Fax: (690) 2177 Apia, Samoa is the capital of Samoa. ...

USP Centre in Tonga PO Box 278, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Tel: (676) 29055/29240 Fax: (676) 29249 Nukualofa, population 21,300 (1986), is the capital of Tonga. ...

USP Centre in Tuvalu PO Box 21, Funafuti, Tuvalu. Tel: (688) 20811 Fax: (688) 20704 Funafuti is the sinking capital of the small island nation of Tuvalu. ...

USP Centre in Vanuatu PO Box 12, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Tel: (678) 23988/22748 Fax: (678) 24371 (also two sub-centres) This article is about the Vanuatu capital; Vila is the site of a World War II airstrip in the Solomon Islands. ...

External link

• Official site