Driven by a passion to steer change through the investment of ‘Human Capital Development’ in the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay province, MP Isi Henry Leonard is happy to see off nine (9) students from his district to study at the Adamson University in the Philippines. “My District Office (DDA) signed an MOA with Papua New Guinea Affiliation International Agency (PNGAIA) by tasking the Agency to bring my students to study in Adamson University.” Of the nine (9) students who will study at the Adamson University, seven (7) will take up academic studies from the Adamson University while the other two will attend TVET courses respectively. MP Leonard said, he has prioritized Human Capital Development as one of the most important projects in his district since he was voted into parliament. “Education is among the top priorities that I put more budget into.” “Because I want to develop human resources back in my district, we sponsored in full amount (100% payment of tuition fees) for Samarai-Murua students throughout the Universities and Colleges.” "The way forward for us is through skills training program.” “We need to send our people to be skilled and trained in technical fields and professional levels of training." The 9 students that are now confirmed to study in the Adamson University are all from the 4 LLGs in the district with a total of K600, 000 of allocation from the DDA to support in full amount the students’ studies. Meanwhile, PNGAIA Country Program Coordinator Mr. Reno Kola said, they chose Philippines because the country was once colonized by the USA and their learning facilities and education system (curriculum) is the same. He added that Adamson University is one of the top 5 ranked university in the Philippines. "By the end of next month (August) classes will resume and depending on the flights, the students should travel out by next week Friday."