SPECIAL MOMENT : USP Saturday graduation at the main campus Laucala, Suva, Fiji.
By Staff Writer
The University of the South Pacific’s higher ratio of women over men graduates continued at the weekend, with the graduation of close to 1,700 students at the main campus at Laucala in Suva, Fiji.
Women made up 62% of the graduates, boosting the institution’s reputation of women empowerment for several years now, with higher female-to-male graduate ratios.
The Saturday graduation also saw 186 students graduate with their Master’s, and seven awarded PhD.
“Graduation signifies the culmination of several years of hard work on your part,” USP Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia congratulated the students.
“Today is a celebration of your efforts and a time for us to thank the academic and professional staff who have lectured, tutored, encouraged, supported, and given you the building blocks to face the world beyond the university campus.”
Among the Pacific students who graduated during the two-day event were international students from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka, signifying the global reach and standard of the region’s premier institute..