Divine Word University
| Motto | Sic currite ut comprehendatis ("Run to win") | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | President Prof. Philip Gibbs | |
| Vice-president | Prof. Iwona Kolodziejczyk (Academic) | |
| Students | 3,000 | |
| Location | , , | |
| Campus | (various) | |
| Website | www.dwu.ac.pg |
Divine Word University is a national
Divine Word Missionaries
.
History
Its first educational institution was Divine Word Secondary High School. In 1980, this became Divine Word Institute, established by an Act of Parliament.
It is based in Madang on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. On-site accommodation is available in DWU as well as day attendance for local students.
Divine Word University has five
. In 2012 the former Faculty of Flexible Learning was changed into the Flexible Learning Centre and each of its constituent departments migrated to one of the other faculties for administrative purposes. The University offers undergraduate degrees as well as Masters programs in most faculties, and the PhD. Masters and PhD programs can be done on a full-time basis or off campus in distance mode by occasional attendance and work completion.The university is amalgamating and affiliating with a number of institutions to provide a broader base of education. In April 2002, the College of Allied Health Sciences (Madang) amalgamated and
Western Province
.
In 2016, the university appointed Cecilia Nembou as president and vice-chancellor, the first woman to hold the position of vice-chancellor at a university in Papua New Guinea.[2]
Affiliations
- The Catholic Higher Education Association (PNG)
- The Asia-Pacific Conference of SVD-administered Universities
Notable people
- John Z'graggen (former faculty member)[3]
References
- ^ About DWU Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pamba, Kevin. "New DWU president makes history in PNG". www.dwu.ac.pg. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- .
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