Cutbacks made to the faculty and units at the University of the South Pacific (USP) have enabled the institution to save $5.4million (US$2..6 million), reports Fiji Times.
USP vice-chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra said the strategy has been helpful because the university ended the year with an operational surplus.
He said he was hoping to have an operational surplus of about $6million (US$2.9 million) this year.
“The approach taken has been to ensure that there are fundamental changes to our structure, process and activities so that the university becomes more sustainable for the future,” said Professor Chandra.
He said the university would continue to reform its systems and process.
“Various reviews are being made and we should know as a result of the reviews, what further changes are needed,” he said.
The academic said there were plans to make major changes to our academic programs, converting them to credit points, sharing more common courses, introducing four new generic courses, changing the names of some programs and put more emphasis on flexible learning and teaching.
“The university now has a new strategic plan.
“As part of that, significant improvements are being made to improve the quality of learning and teaching through better facilities.
“The USP bandwidth, for instance is being increased,” said Professor Chandra.
Cutbacks made to the faculty and units at the University of the South Pacific (USP) have enabled the institution to save $5.4million (US$2..6 million), reports Fiji Times.USP vice-chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra said the strategy has been helpful because the university ended the year with an...
Cutbacks made to the faculty and units at the University of the South Pacific (USP) have enabled the institution to save $5.4million (US$2..6 million), reports Fiji Times.
USP vice-chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra said the strategy has been helpful because the university ended the year with an operational surplus.
He said he was hoping to have an operational surplus of about $6million (US$2.9 million) this year.
“The approach taken has been to ensure that there are fundamental changes to our structure, process and activities so that the university becomes more sustainable for the future,” said Professor Chandra.
He said the university would continue to reform its systems and process.
“Various reviews are being made and we should know as a result of the reviews, what further changes are needed,” he said.
The academic said there were plans to make major changes to our academic programs, converting them to credit points, sharing more common courses, introducing four new generic courses, changing the names of some programs and put more emphasis on flexible learning and teaching.
“The university now has a new strategic plan.
“As part of that, significant improvements are being made to improve the quality of learning and teaching through better facilities.
“The USP bandwidth, for instance is being increased,” said Professor Chandra.
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