New Britain Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) is the first corporate sponsor to pay in full, fees for its sponsored students at PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE).
NBPOL training manager Benjamin Kaukia
presented K78, 900.50 last Wednesday (Feb 16) to UNRE acting bursar Stanley
Panap to cover expenses for seven students who are in their final year in the
bachelor in tropical agriculture programme.
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| NBPOL training manager Benjamin Kaukia (front left) presents the money to UNRE acting bursar Stanley Panap in the presence of other university staff |
Simultaneously, a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) between the NBPOL and UNRE was signed for:
- Provision of academic reports or transcripts;
- Provision of disciplinary reports; and
- Reimbursement of any outstanding school fees or allowances from the institution to NBPOL.
This is the first time such an agreement
has been signed.
Kaukia said the purpose of signing an MoU
was to put in place control mechanisms regarding the sponsorship package and to
agree on student performance issues during their studies.
He said in the past there were no
arrangements guarding sponsorships and the MoU established proper
accountability of funds and student record keeping.
According to Kaukia, selection of
students for the NBPOL sponsorship was based on their industrial training and
academic performance.
He said NBPOL had high expectations of
the students it sponsored.
He said those students had the
opportunity to be employed as cadets after their final year, but warned that
the selection criteria would be tough.
The students will be assessed on their academic
performances and overall report from the University on their behaviours,
attitude and conduct.
Panap said it was the first time a corporate
sponsor had signed an MoU with UNRE and called on other sponsors to do the
same.
The signing and presentation was witnessed
by representatives from the accounts, academic and student administration
sections.
The seven sponsored students are: Amanda
Talingapua, Robert Kelly, Felicitas Vutia, Thomas Tetu, Richard Kutemo, Raymond
Geleteip and George Maniwo.
It is a great news for all those concern. This will surely release the financial burden from the parents of the seven students. At the same time a pat on the back for the NBPOL. This is a company who has the heart to develop the human resource of this lovely country, PNG. The onus is now on the sponsored students to study hard and maintain the grade point average and graduate with flying colours at the end of their studies. This will potray a good picture for the future recepients. Thumbs up for you, NBPOL.
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NBPOL IS DOING ALOT FOR OUR COUNTRY PNG,INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT,CREATING EMPLOYMENT,AND SUPPORTING PNG IN SUCH A ECONOMY CRISIS TIME,THOSE SEVEN STUDENTS ITS A HUGE RELIEF FOR PARENTS SUCH A FINANCIAL CRISIS TIME,WE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY MUST WORK VERY HARD TO PLANT MORE OIL PALM AND INCREASE PRODUCTION
ReplyDeleteNBPOL IS DOING ALOT FOR OUR COUNTRY PNG,INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT,CREATING EMPLOYMENT,AND SUPPORTING PNG IN SUCH A ECONOMY CRISIS TIME,THOSE SEVEN STUDENTS ITS A HUGE RELIEF FOR PARENTS SUCH A FINANCIAL CRISIS TIME,WE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY MUST WORK VERY HARD TO PLANT MORE OIL PALM AND INCREASE PRODUCTION
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