The University of Goroka is a university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

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. It provides teaching in three faculties (Education, Science and Humanities) and in two schools (Graduate Studies, and Flexible Learning). The university also runs a consulting arm, 'UniGor Consultancy Limited', with projects of nearly 7 million kina

Papua New Guinean kina

The kina is the currency of Papua New Guinea. It is divided in 100 toea. The kina was introduced on 19 April 1975, replacing the Australian dollar at par...

.

The previous (Acting) Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Mel, was awarded a Prince Claus Award

Prince Claus Awards

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 in 2006..

History

The university was originally established in 1965 as a primary teachers' college. In 1967, it became a secondary teachers' college, and in 1992, a campus of the University of Papua New Guinea

University of Papua New Guinea

The University of Papua New Guinea was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired into higher education in Papua New Guinea...

. In January 1997, the campus was independently established as the University of Goroka.