University of the South Pacific

The University of the South Pacific
	Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture & Pacific Studies in Suva
Type	Public
Established	1968
Chancellor	David Vunagi
Vice-Chancellor	Pal Ahluwalia
Academic staff	400
Administrative staff	1,114
Students	29,918 (2017)
Undergraduates	16,721(2017)
Postgraduates	2,933 (2017)
Location	Suva, Fiji (main campus)
Website	www.usp.ac.fj

The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Established in 1968, the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and is owned by the governments of 12 Pacific island countries: the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.^[2]^[3]

USP is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment, with almost 30,000 students in 2017.^[1]^: 17 The university's main campus is in Suva, Fiji, with subsidiary campuses in each member state.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "USP Annual Report 2017" (PDF). University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "USP: About the University". www.usp.ac.fj. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
^ Kessler, Kim Andreas (2021). "Anthropology at the University of the South Pacific: From past dynamics to present perceptions". The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 32 (1): 33–53. doi:10.1111/taja.12388. ISSN 1757-6547. S2CID 233692534.

[2017annualreport-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "USP Annual Report 2017" (PDF). University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[2] "USP: About the University". www.usp.ac.fj. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

[:0-3] Kessler, Kim Andreas (2021). "Anthropology at the University of the South Pacific: From past dynamics to present perceptions". The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 32 (1): 33–53. doi:10.1111/taja.12388. ISSN 1757-6547. S2CID 233692534.

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