Papua New Guinea University of Technology

**Papua New Guinea University of Technology**

Type	Public
Established	1965^[1]
Chancellor	Nagora Bogan^[2]
Vice-Chancellor	Albert Schram ^[3]
Academic staff	700
Students	3,000^[4]
Location	Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Campus	(various)
Affiliations	Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	www.unitech.ac.pg

The Papua New Guinea University of Technology or 'Unitech' is located 8 km outside Lae, in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. It has 13 teaching departments and 3 affiliated colleges.

It is the second largest university in PNG after its 'sister' university the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby. While UPNG concentrates on the arts, pure sciences, law and medicine, Unitech focuses on research in technological or applied sciences. It is the only technological university in the South Pacific, outside of Australia and New Zealand.

History

Unitech was created as the PNG Institute of Higher Technical Education in May 1965 and was located in Port Moresby. In 1968 it moved to a 2 square kilometre campus outside of Lae and in March 1970 was renamed the PNG Institute of Technology. The institution achieved its present status in August 1973 when it became a university proper.

The university has grown from just 37 students in 1967 to over 2,000 currently each year. By the end of 2003 Unitech had awarded 10,122 degrees, diplomas and certificates to students mainly from PNG and neighbouring Pacific countries.

Courses

Unitech offers courses in the following fields:

Agriculture
Architecture
Applied Sciences
- Chemistry
- Food Technology
- Physics
Business Studies
Building
Communication and Development Studies
Computer Science
Engineering
- Civil
- Communications
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Mining
Forestry
Mathematics
Surveying

Football

Unitech has a students' soccer club named Unitech Lae FC.The club has achieved a lot within the last 15 years since entering the competition in LSA and now back to LFA. One of the major achievements of the club was being the first PNG club to represent PNG at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2001 in Port Moresby. Furthermore, UFC has produced some former and current PNG representative players in the national team.

References

↑ Archived March 12, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
↑ ":: UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - PAPUA NEW GUINEA ::". Unitech.ac.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
↑ ":: UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - PAPUA NEW GUINEA ::". Unitech.ac.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
↑ Archived March 12, 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

University of Technology

Universities in Papua New Guinea

Divine Word University Pacific Adventist University University of Natural Resources and Environment University of Technology University of Goroka University of Papua New Guinea

Lae

Suburbs & Villages	3 Mile 6 Mile 9 Mile Bugandi Bumayong Bumneng Butibum Chinatown Dowsett Eriku Malahang Nadzab Omili Situm Taraka Tent City Voco Point Yalu

Geography	Adzera Range Bumbu River Busu River Markham River Mount Shungol

Landmarks	Lae Airfield Lae Botanic Gardens Lae Nadzab Airport Lae War Cemetery Malahang Mission Station Papua New Guinea University of Technology Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium ANGAU Hospital

Coordinates: 6°40′12″S 146°59′42″E / 6.670°S 146.995°E / -6.670; 146.995

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