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United Nation Resident Coordinator Guest Lecturers at CSS

It was a great honor and privilege to have UN Resident Coordinator, Dr Simona Marinescu as guest speaker for the postgraduate course HDS501 Development Partnerships on 05 May 2021 to present on Samoa’s Partnership with the United Nation. The presentation covered a wide range of topics including the Ratified & Unratified Human Rights Conventions, Sustainable
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CSS Staff Celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work

28 April 2021 we commemorated International Day for ‘Safety and Health at Work’ and Worker’s Memorial Day. It is a day which provides an opportunity to reflect on how to prevent work-related occupational diseases, deaths, injuries, and illnesses. It is also a day to remember those that have died from a work-related injury or illness.
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Director and Associate Professor of Center for Pacific Islands Studies at University of Hawai’i at Manoa Lectures at CSS

It was a great honor and privilege for postgraduate class HDS510 Development and Environment in the Pacific to have Professor Tarcisius Kabutaulaka – Director and Associate Professor of Centre for Pacific Island Studies at University of Hawai’i at Manoa as their guest speaker via zoom Friday 23 April 2021. Prof. Kabutaulaka’s presentation covered topics on
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Ambassador of Japan to Samoa Guest Lecturers at CSS

It was a great honor and privilege for the postgraduate class HDS501 to have His Excellency Mr. Genichi Terasawa from the Embassy of Japan to speak on Japan’s Development Programme to Samoa on 21 April 2021. The presentation was narrowed down into three sections: Japan’s assistance for strengthening medical sectors of Samoa to fight with
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Team from New Zealand High Commission gives Presentation at CSS

Acting High Commissioner of the New Zealand High Comm. Sir. Desmond Tupangaia and Team members – Situfu Salesa and Measina Meredith gave an insightful presentation on New Zealand’s Development to the class of HDS501 – Development Partnerships on April 14 2021. The presentation covered a range of topics on New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance (ODA),
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Australian Deputy High Commissioner Guest Lecturers at the Centre for Samoan Studies (CSS)

HDS501 Development Partnership class had the opportunity of having Australian Deputy High Commissioner, Barry Patterson as their guest speaker on 07 April 2021. Australia provides aid based on their policy aim of promoting prosperity, reducing poverty and enhancing stability. The purpose of the aid program is to promote Australia’s national interests by contributing to sustainable
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) CEO, Afioga Peseta Noumea Simi, Guest Lecturers at CSS

Despite her super busy schedule, Peseta kindly presented on Samoa’s Development Aid Coordination and Management in HDS501 Development Partnerships on 24 March 2021.  This is one of 3 core courses for Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s in Development Studies, that enables students to develop an understanding of the ways in which Samoa’s development projects and programmes
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Guest Speaker Professor Camacho at UCLA gives Lecture to Postgraduate & Master Course Students during a Zoom Class

Students enrolled in course HDS510 – Development and Environment in the Pacific (an elective course for postgraduate diploma and MA in Development Studies Program) had the great honor to have Professor Keith L Camacho as their guest speaker via Zoom last week Friday, 19 March 2021. He gave a lecture on Militarization in Micronesia, which
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Development Studies postgrad students and CSS Lecturers at the Palauli star mounds

Postgraduate students participate in a fieldtrip to Palauli Heritage Trails

    Development Studies postgraduate students went on a field trip to the Palauli Heritage Trails on the 3rd of October 2020. They visited recently uncovered star mounds and walk ways located in the village of Vaito’omuli.  It was the first time the majority of the students had been exposed to one of Samoa’s ancient
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Police Commissioner Fuiavailiili Egon Keil and team, Director of CSS Professor Leasiolagi Meleisea Malama Meleisea, Senior Lecturer Development Studies Dr. Masami Tsujita Levi and the HDS500 Class

Police Commissioner Guest Lecturers at CSS

It was a great honour and privilege to have Police Commissioner Fuiavailiili Egon Keil as guest speaker for the postgraduate course HDS500 Development Theory and Practice on 14 September 2020 to present Samoa’s national border and security. The presentation covered a wide range of topics including transnational crimes, illegal drugs and firearms, cyber security, deportees,
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