Category: Alumni Profiles

As technology continues to propel society forward and drastically changes the way we interact with the world around us, the modeling of safe and ethical… Continue Reading Alain Obed: Contributing Towards Vanuatu’s Digital Development

The onset of Covid-19 in 2020 brought with it unexpected sacrifices for Eunice Niroa as she began her Master of Educational Studies. No sacrifices were… Continue Reading Eunice Niroa: Recognising Diversity within the Education System to Foster Success

Today we celebrate World Environment Day and the achievement of Michael Taiki, an Australia Awards Scholarship graduate from the Master of Environmental Management at Charles… Continue Reading World Environment Day

To celebrate International Girls in ICT Day, we profile Priscilla Salote Kalo, the Systems and Applications Support Officer at the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu, a… Continue Reading International Girls in ICT Day

Dr Errolyn Tungu, the Acting Medical Superintendent for Vila Central Hospital and the first female Obstetrician-Gynaecologist for Vanuatu is a great supporter of the International… Continue Reading International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Australia Awards graduate, Sherol George, has been with the Vanuatu Skills Partnership as the Disability Inclusion Coordinator since 2016. In this position, Sherol has driven… Continue Reading Promoting inclusiveness in the midst of COVID and TC Harold

Australia Awards alumni Fremden Yanhambath, Director of Vanuatu Skills Partnership, says the global pandemic has been the catalyst for the Partnership to reinvent itself as… Continue Reading Adapting at the mantle of Vanuatu Skills Partnership

As COVID-19 cases were entering the Pacific region earlier this year, the Vanuatu government responded by setting up a technical working group to develop a… Continue Reading Dick Hopkins: At the forefront of children’s education

Vanuatu’s economy relies significantly on tourism and with borders closed due to COVID-19, the tourism sector has largely collapsed. Businesses are struggling, with some closing… Continue Reading Rex Willie: Coordinating the nation’s Economic Stimulus Package

Dr. Jimmy Obed, Australia Awards Scholarships Alumni and Senior Psychiatry Registrar, Vanuatu Central Hospital, leads on Mental Health Psycho-Social Support Sub-Cluster, COVID-19 Response Dr. Jimmy… Continue Reading Taking the lead on COVID-19 mental health talks