The final meeting of the University Transition Committee (UTC) meeting was held this afternoon discussing the range of topics from governance structures, job evaluation, due diligence works and others. The UTC reviews and endorses decisions and activities relating to PTC’s transition to the proposed Pasifika Communties University (PCU). These are then presented to the PTC...Read More

Master of Theology programme final year students from around the Pacific held their last retreat today with the College Principal, Rev. Professor Upolu Luma Vaai, walking them through the many tools that could assist them with their careers and ministries.Read More

PTC has officially launched the Samoa leg of the Restorying Pasifika Gender for Transformative Leadership for Justice  project. This program empowers women to research and document their indigenous climate knowledge practices, which are vital for food security and community resilience. The project is coordinated by the Institute for Climate Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) of PTC. Director...Read More

At the recent Indigenouswealth of Commonwealth side event at CHOGM in Apia, Samoa, Rev. Professor Upolu Vaai emphasised the urgent need for Commonwealth countries to overhaul their education systems. He spoke on the indigenouswealth of knowledge. He stated, “What is common to indigenous communities is their ‘whole of life’ knowledge,” highlighting the importance of integrating...Read More

Unbury the indigenous Pasifika philosophy of restraint known as Vakatabu in Fiji or t?f? taofiofi in Samoa – Rev. Professor Upolu Vaai emphasised while introducing ‘The Whole of Life Way: Unburying Vakatabu Philosophies and Theologies for Development,’ at its Samoa launch on October 17 at the The National University of Samoa. The book is the...Read More