The Student Services Department at the University of Papua New Guinea is now looking forward to receiving the new intakes for 2023, starting on the 29th to the 31st of January.
According to Acting Warden of Students Mr. Henson Niangu, they are preparing towards receiving the first-year students include providing temporary accommodation and meals at the International residence, Games village.
“Referring to our calendar the year planner, starting this weekend first year students will start coming in. The Student Services department has organized three busses for students in that period of three days that they will be coming in.”
“Two dormitories have been prepared and were maintained by contractors and are ready for housing the first-year students. Games village block seven will be for males and DMK for females”.
New students who wish to reside at the halls of residence are advised to pay compulsory fee together with boarding and lodging fees.
Orientation for new intakes is scheduled to begin on Tuesday the 31st of January and will end on 3rd February.
Mr. Niangu highlighted, registration for new students will commence on Friday 3rd February right after orientation.
He urged the Students to come in before the orientation week so that can be able to obtain important information and notices before they begin their studies.
“It’s good that students attend the orientation because that is the time they learn and know things about the University”.
“We encourage students to pay online, which you will have your registration portal automatically activated and open to do registration online instead of doing it manually”.
Meanwhile, a total of 33 student leaders have been selected to assist the Student Service Department in doing airport pick up of students at the airport along with the wardens.
These student leaders will be actively engaged in assisting new students during their orientation and the registration week.
They will be assigned to each of the halls of residence after the registration week to help the wardens in providing assistance to students when there is need.