Australia is currently providing funding of AUD$49 million to the University of the South Pacific for a three and half year period.
This grant which is for the 2014-2017 period is greater than any other grant given to USP in its history.
This was revealed by USP’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Rajesh Chandra during the re-naming of the Australian funded lecture theatre at the USP yesterday.
Australia’s Education Minister, Christopher Pyne who was the chief guest at the event today also revealed that the Australian government through the Australian Research Council is funding 14 new and ongoing research projects between Australia and Fiji.
He says the total funding allocated for these projects is approximately AUD$2.2 million.
The USP’s AusAID lecture theatre was today renamed as Australia Pacific lecture theatre.
This lecture theater was constructed in 1998 with a cost of $3.3 million.
