Alumni Profiles: 1980-1989

• 1980

  Bikenibeu is from Tuvalu but currently resides in Fiji. He graduated from USP in 1980 with a Bachelor of Agriculture. He has served as the Prime Minister of Tuvalu 3 times. He is now a freelance consultant. read more...

  
  1981

  Anna, originally from Fiji but now residing in New Zealand, graduated with a Diploma of Education from USP in 1981. Anna has worked as a teacher in Fiji and New Zealand, a researcher, policy advisor and managed a variety of specialist teams in education, health and development assistance. read more...
  
  

  
  1982

  Narendra Prasad is from Dreketi Vanualevu but now resides in New Zealand. A graduate in 1982, Narendra completed a Diploma in Education then came back to USP to complete his undergraduate degree in 1989. He went on to complete his Maters read more ...

   

  1983
  
  Winifereti graduated from USP in 1983 with a BSc and Graduate Certificate in Education. She later completed her Masters from University of Wollongong in Australia and PhD from Massey University in New Zealand. read more...
  
  
  
  

  Dr Sherven Sharma, an alumnus of USP, graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Physics, Chemistry and Math. That same year he lost his mother to pancreatic cancer and decided on a career investigating the biological characteristics of cancer for the development of novel therapeutic. read more ...

   

  1984

  Frances is from Samoa and graduated from USP in 1984 with a BA in Public Administration. She later did Grad. Cert. in Health Economics and Financing from the University of York and MA in Public Policy from the Australian National University. read more...

  
  1985

  Rajni, originally from Fiji, graduated from USP with a BA in Accounting in 1985. He was a part-time tutor at USP for year 1 and 2 accounting students till he migrated to Sydney, Australia. read more...
  
  
  

   

  
  Stanley, originally from Solomon Islands but now residing in New Zealand, graduated from USP with a BA and Graduate Certificate in Education in 1986. Upon graduation, Stanley entered the field of education. read more...
  
  
  

   

  Biman graduated from USP with BA in Mathematics and Economics and Graduate Certificate in Education in 1985 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education in 1988. He completed his Master of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1991 read more ...

   

  1986
  
  Vinod, originally from Fiji, graduated from USP with a BA in 1986. After graduating he worked at few companies in Fiji such as KPMG, Air Pacific Ltd, and Golden Manufacturers Ltd. After a successful career in Fiji, Vinod migrated to Australia. read more...
  
  
  
  
  

• 1987

  John graduated from USP with a Bachelor of Arts in Administration and Economic in 1987. He is currently the Minister for Health and Medical Services in Fiji. read more...
  
  
  
  Harjeet, originally from Fiji, graduated from USP with a BA in Accounting & Economics in 1987. After graduating he worked as an Accountant/ Auditor for 2 years at Coopers and Lybrand (Lautoka) and then migrated to USA in 1989. read more... 
  
  
  
  
  1988

  As Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Services Unit at the Vanuatu Department of Lands and Natural Resources, Michael Mangawai says land administration is a big challenge with his department. Graduating from USP in 1988 with a BA degee in Land Management and Development  read more ...

  
  1989

  Rajneesh graduated with a Diploma in applied computing in 1989, a Diploma in Management Studies in 1996, and a MBA in 2000. She works at the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) as Manager Info Systems. She is the first women in the history of FSC to assume an Executive Level Position read more...