USP starts semester 2 classes today with over forty new blood from the Solomons

The University of the South Pacific in Fiji, a premier tertiary institution for twelve small Pacific Island countries, begins its semester two classes today with more than forty new students from the Solomon Islands who flew over to Fiji over the past two weeks.

It is understood that on Friday 20 July, about 26 new students had arrived. However, due to other problems such as airline ticketing and seat availability, another 20 or so students had to wait for last week's flight before coming over to Fiji.

According to the Secretary of the Solomon Islands Student Association (SISA) at USP, Ms Matilda Dani, the new students will increase the total number of Solomon Islands students at the USP Laucala Campus to about 700 students.