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Otago assists in prioritizing Samoan research

Written by Cherelle Jackson
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Professor David Skegg, Vice Chancellor of University of Otago with Vice Chancellor of NUS Magele Mauiliu Magele. The Vice Chancellors of both National University of Samoa (NUS) and University of Otago (UO) have both agreed that research will be one of the founding pillars in the partnership between the two academic institutions. Magele Mauiliu Magele, Vice Chancellor for NUS says it is important that local academics maintain a healthy level of interest and active participation in research. “For us here at NUS we have a policy that staff must engage in research,” Magele said. According to the Vice Chancellor the partnership with Otago will allow for joint work between researchers from both institutions. “We have been trying to develop a research culture here at NUS and this is an important step towards international joint research with international universities,” he told Newsline yesterday. The two universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding back in 2004 enabling research co-operation and academic exchange between the two institutions as well as professional development for staff. Through the MoU with Otago two lecturers recently obtained masters’ in Environmental Science and History; and four lecturers in 2008 will complete their masters’ in the fields of Music, Geography, Computer Science and Tourism Management. Professor David Skegg, Vice Chancellor of the University of Otago said the research aspirations of the two institutions will only serve to improve the sustenance and sharing of information between the two countries. “Otago is one of the most comprehensive research universities, and all our staff are expected to be active in research, there are a lot of areas of potential collaboration with NUS, certainly Samoan studies is one of them because obviously we are interested in the Pacific,” Skegg said yesterday. “There are a number of different departments where we would like to work with a Samoan colleague and certainly in the area of science, like in the area of environmental science, sustainability and even climate change,” he said. But the Samoan culture and studies will remain at the top of the list for research involving both institutions. Magele said it is important that local researchers and academics pay special attention to issues in Samoa as well as other broad research topics. “Our mission is about the Samoan culture, we have established a Centre for Research that researches anything to do with the Samoan culture even in the science area and social science areas,” Magele said. Ultimately both Vice Chancellors hope that the partnerships forged will result in advanced and respected research internationally. “Our aim is to have joint international research that will have a standard in international circles,” Magele said. Currently NUS collaborates with 20 academic institutions from around the world. In addition to professional development the NUS will work with the University of Otago in a number of research areas including Archaeology, Anthropology, Gender Studies, Health Sciences and Tourism to name but a few. Professor Skegg will today speak at the NUS graduation ceremony as part of the partnership between the two institutions. Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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