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

The Pacific Theological College in partnership with the Australian Government supported Pacific Women Lead programme of the Pacific Pacific-Community-SPC has launched the ReStorying Pasifika Gender for Transformative Leadership for Justice – A Niu Pasifika Gender Paradigm. The launch happened at the Islander Missionaries Memorial Chapel, amongst the memories and annals of rich Pasifika missionary history...Read More

Last Friday, the Pacific Theological College and the Pacific Regional Seminary came together in a beautiful display of ecumenism. The day kicked off with fun and games, from coconut scraping competitions to sack races and basket weaving at the PTC grounds. In the afternoon, we gathered for worship, strengthening our ecumenical and spiritual ties at...Read More

Young Academics Mereani Koro and Ana Vitau are actively profiling Vanuakula village in the Nasau district of Ra Province in Fiji. This work is foundational to the social justice project they plan to set up in the village soon. As young academics, Mereani Koro and Ana Vitau are dedicated to a unique approach. They are...Read More

The staff at the Pacific Theological College participated in a consultation to review the College’s salary structure. This is part of its transition to the proposed Pasifika Communities University (PCU), as directed by the College Council. PTC Principal Reverend Professor Upolu Vaai led the consultation with independent consultant, Jope Wainiqolo, in partnership with Price Waterhouse...Read More

This evening, the Principal of the College, Rev Professor Upolu Luma Vaai, delivered the prestigious Fernley Hartley Lecture at the Wesley Memorial Church in Oxford, attended by many Methodist scholars from around the world who are also attending the Oxford Methodist Institute this week, and by the public. The Principal, with the title “Stop categorizing...Read More