Recipients of the scholarship program from the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay Province have settled in well at the Adamson University in Manila, Philippines.
In order to secure their aspirations and ambitions for the future, all eight students have enrolled in their respective courses.
Through the PNG Affiliation International Agency Country Program (PNGAIACP), the district and Adamson University implemented a historic program and arrangement.
PNGAIACP Country Coordinator Reno Kola, who accompanied the students to Manila, said that the management of Adamson University accepted the students in accordance with their individual career choices during a three-hour meeting.
The PNGAIACP Country Rep Kola has now received an open invitation from the Adamson Administration to set up the second group of students from the Samarai-Murua district for the upcoming months.
The Adamson administration also acknowledged the Local Member for Samarai Murua District, Isi Henry Leanard and his District Development Authority (DDA) for funding the milestone initiative in human resources investment for his district.
According to Leonard, education is a high priority in his district, and he will continue to pay the school fees for the kids in Samarai-Murua District.
He explained that this initiative was a test run to send their children to the Philippines for post-secondary education, and they are happy with the results thus far.
The students on this scholarship program are as follows, Jonah Roger, Shallom Steven, and Bernadette Francis are taking secondary education studies, majoring in English, while others like Emmanuel Samson is taking electrical engineering, Inos Gordon taking mechanical engineering, Hau’ofa Steven taking up civil engineering, Gabriel Pakwe taking marketing management, and Joseph Thomas in architecture studies.