83 SCHOLARSHIPS AXED AFTER SEMESTER ONE
A total of 83 government sponsored
students in overseas institutions have had their scholarships terminated at the end of semester one 2019 for poor academic performance.
35 students were from USP Laucala campus, while 30 were from Fiji National University, 17 from institutions
in Philippines and only one from PNG based institutions.
From UNITECH/Auckland a government
sponsored student was sent back because of visa issues.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development said this
is the lowest number compared
to previous years.
Dr. Franco Rodie said in previous
years, between 100 to 200 students were often terminated at the end of each semester because of
under-performance.
He said MEHRD is pleased with the
success rate of SIG sponsored students in semester one and they encouraged students to continue to study hard.
Recently, a number of the students being sent home from institutions in Fiji were seen binge drinking on board a Solomon Airlines flight to Honiara.
They say this is to gain confidence to face their family members back in Honiara.
Earlier this year, Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has called for greater transparency in National Training Committee (TNC) and National Training Unit (NTU) when awarding scholarships.
At the same time, Rodie said students studying in institutions in the Philippines should start receiving their allowances.
He said the Treasury department in the Ministry of Finance should have transferred funds into the students accounts as of yesterday.
The permanent secretary said final batch of payment is in the process now and students should continue to receive their allowances hereon.
At the same time, Rodie said students studying in institutions in the Philippines should start receiving their allowances.
He said the Treasury department in the Ministry of Finance should have transferred funds into the students accounts as of yesterday.
The permanent secretary said final batch of payment is in the process now and students should continue to receive their allowances hereon.
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