School children in Tonga will receive a gift of pencils containing seeds that can be planted after the pencil is used-up. The 10,000 pencils made from recycled paper and containing tomatoes, chilli and mustard seeds, were donated to school children in Tonga by Queen Nanasipau’u on 20 January.
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Saturday 21 January 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 13 January 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Acting Vice Chancellor of USP, Dr Giulio Masasso Tu'ikolongahau Paunga has returned to Tonga and will be based at the Tonga Campus of the University of the South Pacific for a while. He is visiting the USP Centre in Vava'u today.
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Wednesday 21 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2022 Dux of Tonga High School, Malia Mafi was awarded the King Tupou VI Coronation Scholarship to study at Otago University, in New Zealand.
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Friday 16 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It was a colourful day as 350 graduates received their Certificates and Diplomas from the Tonga Institute of Higher Education - some decked in colourful floral garlands and many piled-high with candies and money, on 15 December at Falemasiva Hall, at Haveluloto.
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Tuesday 13 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More than 80 teachers graduated from the government’s Tonga Institute of Education on 13 December in Nuku'alofa, with various qualifications to work in secondary, primary and early childhood teaching.
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Sunday 11 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Safe and Resilient Schools Project (TSRSP), worth around US$28.2 million, was launched on Friday by Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku in Nuku’alofa.
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Friday 9 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2022 Dux of Tonga High School and Head Girl, Malia Mafi, received her awards during the government secondary school’s prize giving ceremony on 9 December.
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Wednesday 30 November 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A combined graduation ceremony for two government tertiary institutes saw 290 students receiving certificates for vocational education today, in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 18 November 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of 167 graduates from the University of the South Pacific Tonga Campus celebrated their graduation at Falemasiva Hall on 18 of November. Samoa’s Head of State, Afioga Uimalealiifano Vaaletoa Eti Sualauvi II, as Chancellor of the University, conferred the degrees.
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Thursday 17 November 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samoa’s Head of State, Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Eti Sualauvi II visited the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus in Veitongo, on 17 November.
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Tuesday 8 November 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eighteen senior students at Beulah Adventist College were excited to receive laptop computers on 4 November, under a national programme to encourage further online learning, funded by government.
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Tuesday 1 November 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan students have made their mark in the international sport of Robotics. Five students from the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus returned home, after winning the silver medal at the 2022 FIRST® Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland held on 13-16 October.
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Friday 28 October 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two women civil servants received their Masters' Degrees and Post Graduate Certificates from institutions in Japan, in an award ceremony in Nuku'alofa, on 27 October. "Last year, two male civil servants were awarded the same opportunity. This year, these two young women proved that engineering is not a career for men only," said Mr Hiroaki Takashima, JICA representative,
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Tuesday 25 October 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new 18-classroom building for the Government's Tonga Side School at Tofoa, was commissioned by the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku at Tofoa on 21 October.
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Monday 24 October 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three Liahona High School students received Doma-Miko Arts Scholarships for 2022, presented by Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku’aho at Liahona High School, on 18 October.
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Saturday 22 October 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Teachers from throughout Tongatapu marched in a parade for World Teachers' Day in the Central Business District of Nuku'alofa on, 21 October, as part of a special program of activities. The Minister of Education said when students are in fear and in doubt, teachers are their driving force, standing by them with encouragement to continue excelling in their paths.
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Monday 17 October 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Forty laptops were handed over to the Ministry of Education from the Universal Peace Federation [Oceania] in Nuku'alofa on 13 October.
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Thursday 29 September 2022
London, United Kingdom
Pacific Island countries, including Tonga, are being offered 12 fully-funded scholarships under an Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) that opened mid-September. Hosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP), this first set of scholarships will focus on tackling marine pollution.
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Tuesday 6 September 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eleven students who have been awarded the Chinese Government's scholarships in the past three-years attended a reception, on 3 September. The students were not able to travel to China, due to the COVID-19 situation, however, the Embassy will cover their travel expenses, now that the borders have re-opened.
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Thursday 25 August 2022
Canberra, Australia
More than 1000 reading books, donated from Melrose High School in Canberra, were handed over to Tonga’s High Commissioner to Australia, Princess Latufuipeka Tuku’aho, on August 23 to be sent to Tonga.
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