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as the premier university of the region. WINNER
Ahluwalia:Our student fees are regulated by the finance OVERALL TOURISM
IB: You don’t see it as the disintegration of a re- committee, and determined by our executive director finance,
gional institution like USP? who looks at the whole of how we balance our budget. It is not EXCELLENCE AWARD
something that I unilaterally have any capacity to do anything. FOR 2018
Aluwalia: No, not at all. USP is the most successful experiment
of regionalism and when I look at the universities of West Indies, IB: What are your plans about student’s facilities?
which is our comparator institution, it is founded with a charter
very similar to ours. What has happened was that the University Ahluwalia: One thing I can say is that I have been to a lot of
of West Indies has gotten better and better. You know their re- campuses around the world, and this campus (Laucala), which
gional campus has become stronger in their own right. Last year, is our main campus is one of the most beautiful places you will
the University of West Indies broke in to those global rankings see out of any campus. Of course we have challenges as a lot
and are now amongst the top 700-800 universities of the world of our buildings are getting older, you know we will have to do
that shows that if they can do then we can do it too. They did maintenance and we are working very hard to make sure that we
have an advantage to have a Nobel Prize winner in their Trinidad maintain what we have. We had a fire in November which has
campus in literature. They have got two. I am very hopeful that presented us with a lot of challenges, and we are still waiting for
USP can win Nobel Prizes, particularly in literature as well. There the engineers report to see how we will respond.
is no reason why we can’t produce those kinds of people.
IB: What is your message to students in the Pacific
IB: Do you regret taking up this post in light of who are about to enter university?
recent events? Just 40 minutes drive from Apia, and 25 minutes
Ahluwalia: My message to them is come to USP. We have a from the airport.
Aluwalia: Absolutely not, I actually have more resolve, know- history of taking care of our students, we want them to have
ing that I came here to give back. I had many choices. I made a best student experience possible, we want them to know that
choice because I was born in a developing country myself and I they are studying in a world class university. As we get better, The perfect venue for weddings, conferences,
know here is where I can make the biggest difference. No regrets, their degree and our alumni will be more and more valued. For board meetings, product launches, celebrations
only I am so proud of our staff, our students and the stand that the region we are, as one of my students reminded me, the Har- and fabulous holidays
they have taken, and it gives me more resolve that I am here to vard of our region and we want to make sure that our students
really serve. have that feeling and recognition that we are really here to serve
them so that they can have the best education that they can A
IB: What is your plan for student fees? possibly have.

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