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FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY







                 • NEW SKILLS • PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE • REAL OPPORTUNITIES



                                             Professor Paul Iji                                  Reijieli Vueti
                                           Dean College of Agriculture,                      Bachelor of Veterinary Science
                                             Fisheries and Forestry                            and Animal Husbandry
                                           “My vision is to strengthen                         “I have a passion for
                                          postgraduate programmes                            animals. Studying at FNU
                                           to enhance our research in                        has been great since my
                                           agricultural sectors. This                        programme involves a lot
                                           will provide a higher level                       of  eld practicals on our
                                            of understanding and                             farms and clinical practical
                                          manpower for the country                           in our labs and SPCA. My
                                            and at the same time                              aim after graduating is
                                              promote national                                to become a quali ed
                                               development.”                                   local veterinarian.”

                      Dr Visoni Timote                                                          Manasa Takala
                        Plant Pathologist
                     Secretariat of the Paci c                                                 Team Leader Lovu and
                         Community                                                              Lautoka Sector - FSC
                   “FNU built a springboard                                                     “In order to truly
                    platform for where I am                                                  understand and be part of
                   today. While studying at                                                       the dynamic
                  FNU, it moved my attention                                                  agricultural sector, one
                   to divert into the speci c                                                  must have hands on
                    eld I wanted to carry on in                                                training in the  eld.
                   life. I will always accredit
                      and thank FNU for                                                      The practical experience
                      providing me that                                                       I received, helped me
                   springboard platform to                                                   become a key contributor
                   leap to where I am today.”                                                   to the Fiji Sugar
                                                                                                   industry.”
                    Esala Tikoduadua                                                            Ritesh Chand
                     Aquaponic Technician                                                      Lecturer – Agricultural
                                                                                                   Economics
                    “There has never been                                                      “FNU provides a wide
                     any aquaponic in Fiji.                                                      range of career
                     Aquaponics can be                                                          opportunities for
                      built anywhere, in                                                         students who
                   towns, at your backyards                                                   have a keen interest in
                    or at a commercial level.
                   FNU promotes these type                                                        Agricultural
                    of innovative ideas that                                                  sector or those seeking
                    have national impact.”                                                   to gain entrepreneurship
                                                                                                    skills.”


                     Asinate Moroca                                                              Mohammed
                        HOD Forestry                                                            Altazeem Khan
                  College of Agriculture, Fisheries                                             Bachelor of Science
                        and Forestry                                                              in Agriculture
                    “I was the third woman
                                                                                              “I would like to start my
                   appointed as Principal at                                                 own business. There has
                      the Fiji College of                                                   not been much sustainable
                   Agriculture in 2009. When                                                 farming in Fiji and after I
                    I started 29 years ago,                                                   graduate from FNU and
                     there were very few                                                       get my degree, I will
                     women in the  eld of
                    Agriculture. Its pleasing                                                venture into sustainable
                  to see more women joining                                                        farming.”
                         the  eld.”
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