Comunidad del pacífico en perspectiva - Volumen 2

LA COMUNIDAD DEL PACÍFICO EN PERSPECTIVA I F. Orrega Vicuña development of professional and mental (thinking) skills for pro– bIems solving. The universíties must cater for the general man– power needs of the communíty. The end product, the graduate, must have the following qualities. Hejshe must be creative, cons– tructive, dynamic and adaptable to rapid change. Programmes can be developed and taught jointly between universities. A di– plomat from an equivalent teacher's college to Goroka Teacher's College can now enrol with the Faculty of Education (UPNC) for a period of two years or more for the In-Service B. Ed degree. Dí– plomats in law at the Micronesian College should take up theír second module of studies leading to an award of LL. B. in our Law Faculty (UPNC). Postgraduate and senior undergraduate stud– ents should and can be taught jointly between institutions of va– rious island countries. This is a cIear area of cooperatíon. 2. Research and Extension of Frontien of Knowledge Staff and students from the various instítutions in the regíon can jointly undertake developmental research projects as identlfíed by Governments or in consultation with the universities. The Unit– ed Nations University and the University of Papua Guinea have a joint research project on the relationshíps between the híghlands and the lowlands of Papua New Guinea. The findings of this re– search project will set a good basis for the Government of Papua New Guinea to develop and implement developmental policies and strategies in the interest of the people. 3. Consultation Service Consultation service between individual institutions, Government and regional organisations in the Pacific Basin is vitally import– ant. Countries of the Third World are moulded to believe that they are unable to help themselves. Therefore, they have to go out of their own experiences to bring in someone or a group of consultants from outside to give them the advice required for the purposes of initiating and creating developmental policies, strate– gies and their methods of implementation. If this attitude and practice continue, then it would be difficult for the people to be 212