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Citizens and non-citizens residing in or outside of Papua New Guinea may quality for admission to a Postgraduate Degree Program. Applications from overseas are considered only after the following conditions are met:-
2. The applicant must be able to provide documentary evidence that he/she eligible for admission to a University of his/her own country; and
3. The applicant must have resided in the country for a minimum period of six (6) months before applying, except for those wishing to study medicine.
4. For those who wish to study medicine, such candidates must:
Candidates who apply must show special interest in Papua New Guinea and should base their field of research on a particular topic of relevance to the country.
Before a student is accepted to do a Masters degree by thesis, the Academic Board must be convinced that the student is competent to conduct independent research.
Admission is contingent on the availability of suitable supervision.
Application forms may be obtained by writing to:
The executive Officer, Centre for Research & Postgraduate Studies, Uli Beier Building, University of Papua New Guinea, P O Box 320, UNIVERSITY, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.
Applications for Masters Qualifying, Masters and Doctors of Philosophy are considered as they are received.
Applications for Medicine are normally close by 01st October of the year preceding the year of study.
When applications are received, they are acknowledged and sent to the appropriate School with a request for the school to determine the eligibility of the applicant in respect to qualifications and experiences as well finding the potential supervisor (s) and make recommendation to the RPGS Committee. Applications together with recommendations and program details are then submitted for considerations and approval by the RPGS Committee and the Vice Chancellor.
Applicants will then be advised of the decision. Those accepted will be required to forward the appropriate registration and tuition fees before they can be formally registered as students of the University. (Details of fees are given in Section B.)
It is the responsibility of the Discipline in which the candidate is enrolled to ensure that there is continuity of supervision for each postgraduate candidate under arrangements satisfactory to the Senate.
Supervisors are expected to closely monitor the progress of their students. Each stage of a student’s work should be submitted to the supervisors who should then make a written evaluation of it. A copy of the evaluation should be sent to the student and a copy to the School Representative on the Research & Postgraduate Studies Committee.
Candidates are expected to give at least one seminar during the academic year. Candidates who are resident outside Port Moresby are required to be present at the University for at least one week each academic year. This is to enable them to use University facilities and consult with their supervisors and also give seminars. The costs of such arrangements must be borne by the candidate.
Postgraduate candidates are required to register in person at the commencement of each academic year with the Centre for Research & Postgraduate Studies, Uli Beier Building, Waigani campus. Registration forms may also be collected, completed and submitted on the day of registration with the required fees, either in cheque (made payable to the University of PNG) or as bank deposit receipts or receipt of deposit with the UPNG cashier office. Such receipts must be attached to the completed registration form and handed over to the RPGS Executive Officer at the time of registration. The annual registration should be completed by early March (at which time some registration fees should have been paid). All required fees must be paid by the end of June. Forms are processed for new enrolments as they are approved.
Progress report forms are sent to the students early in the year and should be returned to the Dean of the Centre for Research and Postgraduate Studies twice a year: by end of June and December. Supervisors are also required to submit to the Dean such reports as well at the end of June and December. Receipt of the forms and fees is then recorded and the forms sent to the supervisors for recommendation as to whether the student should continue his/her enrolment.
Recommendations made by supervisor and approved by the Discipline Leader are considered by the Research & Postgraduate Studies Committee or the School’s RPGS Committee as is the case for diplomas and honours. If progress is satisfactory, the student is advised accordingly and re-registered. If progress is unsatisfactory, the candidate will be asked to show cause why he/she should not be excluded.
Candidates who are eligible to continue are required to re-register with the Centre for Research & Postgraduate Studies as indicated in 4 above.
At least two months (3 months for doctoral candidates) before the candidate expects to submit his/her thesis, he/she must write to the Executive Dean through his supervisor and Discipline Leader informing him (ED) of the precise title of the thesis and the likely submission date. The Discipline Leader is then asked to nominate examiners for the thesis in consultation with the supervisor. Names of proposed examiners who have expressed their willingness are then submitted to the Senate for approval via the RPGS Committee.
For details of requirements for the submission of a thesis see "Directions to Candidate". The candidate must submit the thesis in accordance with the By-Laws under which he/she is undergoing his/her postgraduate program. The candidate must submit four (4) temporary bound copies of the thesis with the prescribed summary included to the Dean – RPGS, together with two (2) additional separate copies of the summary and the appropriate examination fee (See B - Fees below). If the thesis is accepted by the Examiners, four (4) permanently bound copies must be lodged with the Dean - RPGS. This requirement is a pre-requisite to the award of the degree. No thesis will be sent to examiners until such fees are paid by the candidates.
An oral examination may be required. The expenses of any examinations shall be met by the candidate.
The thesis must be submitted to the RPGS Committee through the supervisor or the Discipline Leader. When the examination is completed and all reports for a particular candidate are received, together with the recommendation from the Chairman of Examiners, they are sent to the RPGS Committee for consideration via the school’s RPGS Committee. The Committee then makes its recommendation to the Senate for noting and then passes its recommendation onto the University Council for approval or otherwise of the award of the degree. Successful candidates are then asked whether they wish to consent to making the thesis immediately available for loan or photocopying when it is deposited in the Library.
If the examiners require a candidate to make minor revisions to his thesis, these should be completed within six (6) months. If major revision or re-writing is required, these should be completed within a year.
After examination, all copies of unsuccessful candidates’ thesis are returned to the candidates. Those of successful candidates are distributed as follows:
Two copies to the University of Papua New Guinea Library.
1 copy to the Discipline in which the candidate was enrolled.
1 copy to the candidate.
