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UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
REGIONAL WORKSHOP: SUCCESS STORIES
IN CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
ADVANCEMENT IN THE ASIA PACIFIC
REGION
BANGKOK, AUGUST 10th – 14th , 2015
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INTRODUCTION
ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
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ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN
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• Brief Introduction
- UPNG was established in 1965
- Currently has 6 Schools established in the University
*School of Law
*School of Humanities and Social Sciences
*School of Arts
*School of Business Studies
*School of Medicine and Health Sciences
*School of Natural and Physical Sciences
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School of Natural and Physical Sciences
Mathematics and
Computer Science
Discipline
Chemistry Discipline
Earth Sciences
Discipline
Biology Discipline
Environmental
Science and
Geography Discipline
Physics Discipline
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Implementation of Climate
Change modules
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• UPNG Curriculum Development and Council approval
structure and protocols
• Incorporating Climate Change Modules into the existing
Course Programs at UPNG
• Courses integrating the Climate Change modules in their
existing course structure;
- Resource Management and Environmental Sustainability
- Soils and Land use Planning
- Comprehensive Hazards and risk Management
- Bachelor of Sustainability Development (New Program)
- Plant taxonomy and structure
• Forestry Department (PNG Unitech)
• All 4 climate change curriculum modules have
been package into a new course program at the
PNG Unitech Forestry Department
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Students taking part in field
excursions
Implementation
•
Postgraduate Students
doing carbon analysis in
the laboratory
Teaching Climate Change modules at the University of
Papua New Guinea to 3rd year Science students
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Success Stories
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• UPNG Science Lecturer feed back
on the Climate Change Curriculum
based on the 4 modules
• Students feed back on the Climate
Change Curriculum based on the
4 modules
• Three (3) Postgraduate Students
graduated out from the concept
produced from the Curriculum
Development
• New courses being proposed at
the School of Natural and Physical
Sciences at the faculty level
Mr Charlie Yak. One of the 3 Pioneer
Postgraduate student in the CMM
research at UPNG
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Summary
Total Teaching Staffs
(Biology & ESG)
Actual Teaching CC
module
Feedback summary
Improvement Remarks
Comments
18 staffs
•Most staff enjoyed
integrating the CC
modules in their existing
course schedules
•Provide a guide and
foundation on their
teaching
•CC should be a course of
its own
•Time should be longer
to teach this course, eg:
1 – 2 semesters.
•Field
equipments/instruments
are required to
complement the course
for students field
learning
•Course is satisfactory
Total Number of Students
at the SNPS
Students Majoring
Biology and ESG
Feedback summary
Improvement comments
Comments
2000 +
500 +
•Enjoyed the CC modules
because its new and
updated
•Contain updated
references
Field
materials/equipments
lacking in the course to
improve students
understandings
•Satisfactory and should
be implemented as a
new course of its own at
the University
18 ESG Staff
+
11 Biology Staff
= 29 teaching staffs
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Challenges
•Climate Change Course Approval Duration by the
University Council
•Ministry of Education to approve the new Program
•CC module preparation, printing and publication
•Course materials and Equipments
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Proposed Course structure;
“Social and Environmental
Soundness in the Pacific (SESP)”
New Existing Course;
“Bachelor of Sustainable
Development”
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Key Messages
• University Approval of the New CC course as a
stand alone course
• Government Funding
• Resource and materials
• Teaching capacity and trainings
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Acknowledgements
Donor Organizations;
• US AID
• US LEAF
• UPNG
Special Acknowledgement;
- Ms Chi
- Ms Ying
- Dr David Ganz
- Dr Gae Gowae
And finally to all the participating Universities
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THANK YOU !!!!
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