Tag Archives: Federated States of Micronesia

‘Micronesia in Focus’ Symposium: Call for Papers

Posted on Monday 20 January 20 2014 by Nicholas Mortimer

Venue:                      Hedley Bull Centre (130), Garran Road,                                                                 … Continue reading →

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Launch of Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978

Posted on Saturday 3 August 3 2013 by Kylie Moloney

Charles Morris Woodford, First Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate, c.1885. The Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia, 1893-1978 was  launched on 25 July 2013. Professor Clive Moore from the University of Queensland (UQ) has been working on the Solomon Islands … Continue reading →

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ICH Courier Vol.16

Posted on Wednesday 10 July 10 2013 by Mike Cookson

The latest issue of the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Courier for Asia and the Pacific (ICH Courier #16) is now available. It includes: A summary of the 2013 Sub-regional Information and Network Meeting for Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in the … Continue reading →

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World Bank updates website

Posted on Friday 28 June 28 2013 by Mike Cookson

The World Bank has updated significant portions of its website, including its pages for Papua New Guinea and for the Pacific Islands (for the World Bank, this includes – Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon … Continue reading →

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From Angkor Wat to Rapa Nui

Posted on Thursday 20 June 20 2013 by Christian Reepmeyer

Ever visited an UNESCO World Heritage site or wanted to learn more about these amazing places? Here is your chance to learn how UNESCO works, who decides which sites are deemed worthy of World Heritage status and how to nominate … Continue reading →

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Navigating Pacific Studies

Posted on Wednesday 19 June 19 2013 by Jack Corbett

Semester Two 2013 will see the introduction of an entirely online course into the Bachelor of Pacific Studies syllabus – a first for Pacific Studies at the ANU. PASI 1011 / 6001: Navigating Pacific Studies has been jointly developed by Dr Roannie … Continue reading →

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Vale Dennis O’Rourke (1945-2013)

Posted on Wednesday 19 June 19 2013 by Mike Cookson

The friends and colleagues of Dennis O’Rourke are deeply saddened by the death of one of the greatest documentary makers of his generation. Dennis died of cancer on June 15 in his home in Cairns surrounded by his partner Tracey … Continue reading →

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Job: Systems Administrator for PIF Secretariat

Posted on Friday 14 June 14 2013 by Mike Cookson

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Administrator to join their Corporate Services team in Suva, Fiji on a full time basis.

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Australia Awards Fellowships (Round 14 closes 19 June 2013)

Posted on Friday 7 June 7 2013 by Mike Cookson

Applications are currently open for Round 14, for Australia Awards Fellowships beginning in 2014 (close 19 June 2013). Visit AusAID’s AAF page for more information. Australia Awards Fellowships provide senior officials and mid-career professionals from developing countries with the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Outrigger banners: Micronesian canoe in ANU Menzies Library

Posted on Tuesday 4 June 4 2013 by Mike Cookson

This small canoe demonstrates two of the most striking features of Micronesian (and some Polynesian) canoes.

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Update on GEF IWRM projects in Pacific Island Countries

Posted on Thursday 30 May 30 2013 by Mike Cookson

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Pacific Implementing Sustainable Water Resources and Wastewater Management in Pacific Island Countries project recently issued progress snapshots for: Fiji, FSM, Majuro Atoll (Marshall Islands), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

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Dr. Hsiao-chun Hung returns to the Mariana Islands

Posted on Tuesday 9 April 9 2013 by Mike Cookson

[a shard of decorated red-slipped pottery.] “In February-March 2013, Hsiao-chun Hung and Mike Carson returned to the Mariana Islands in far western Micronesia, searching for more evidence of the oldest human habitation at the House of Taga Site, ca. 3500-3400 … Continue reading →

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PNG slowdown pushing regional growth lower in the Pacific

Posted on Wednesday 27 March 27 2013 by Christopher Edmonds and Aaron Batten

In the latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, released yesterday (March 26), the ADB forecasts that the average rate of growth in its 14 developing member countries in the Pacific region will fall to 5.2%, as earlier gains from major foreign investments and public infrastructure projects fade. The performance of the region’s larger natural resource exporting economies (Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Timor-Leste) continues to drive the economic outlook, […] Continue reading →

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Australia Awards Scholarships and Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships (applications now open)

Posted on Friday 15 March 15 2013 by Mike Cookson

Applications are now open for the 2014 round of Australia Awards Scholarships. Information for applicants, (including details of who to contact with scholarship inquiries and cut-off-dates for applications) are available on AusAID’s website. You may also view eligibility and other … Continue reading →

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Connecting Moana: Oceania’s Universities take the lead in Pan-Pacific Online Course Delivery

Posted on Thursday 7 March 7 2013 by Mike Cookson

by Dr Paul D’Arcy, History, CHL. [about this image*] For the last two years a quiet educational revolution with profound implications for education outreach and collaborative teaching and research has been taking place across the entire breadth of the Pacific Islands. The … Continue reading →

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