Understanding TurnItIn

Dear All,

Invoices are available on SOLS for Laucala, Lautoka and Labasa Campus’ students registered in the following terms:

- Trimester 1 (2022-31)

- PDLP Term 1 (2022-21)

- January Flexi (2021-00)

All other students will be able to obtain invoices directly from their respective campus/centre.

Fee details are available in the University’s 2022 Handbook and Calendar https://www.usp.ac.fj/handbookandcalendar2022/

The following processes will apply:

 1.     Fee payment deadlines are as follows:

 - Trimester 1 (2022-31) – Friday 18 February 2022

 - PDLP Term 1 (2022-21) - Friday 18 February 2022

 - January Flexi (2021-00) – due at the commencement of classes

2.   Installment Payment Arrangements

Students who are facing difficulties paying fees by the given deadlines are encouraged to complete Installment payment agreements (IP). IPs are available from the following link: https://www.usp.ac.fj/usp-fee-payment-arrangements/.

Installment payments are not available for flexi terms.

Please submit the completed form with the required identification to your respective campuses for review and processing.

3.   Deactivation of Student Accounts

Trimester and PDLP students who have not paid any fee, nor signed Installment Agreements by the respective fee payment deadlines shall have their accounts de-activated in the following week. This means those students will not have access to Moodle or other facilities, cannot sit for exams or submit other assessment items. Students’ accounts can only be re-activated after they pay all outstanding fees or alternatively make arrangements to pay by installments.

4.   Deregistration

 - Trimester 1 (2022-31) – Tuesday 22 March 2022

 - PDLP Term 1 (2022-21) - Tuesday 22 March 2022

Trimester and PDLP student accounts that remain deactivated on the dates given above will be deregistered. This means their registration is cancelled and they owe nothing to the University (i.e., it is as if they never were registered in the term). These students can be re-registered in the same term if they pay all outstanding fees within one month of deregistration. Such students will hereafter be required to pay all fees upfront when they next register for courses.

5.  Payment Deadlines under Installment Arrangements     

The final dates for installment payments are:

 - Trimester 1 (2022-31) – Friday 08 April 2022

 - PDLP Term 1 (2022-21) - Friday 08 April 2022

After this date, accounts with fee balances will be placed on hold and the student will not be able to graduate, obtain results and re-enroll to a future term until all fees are cleared.

Please email your respective campuses (details below) for any queries you may have.

1. Laucala - student.finance@usp.ac.fj.

2. Cook Islands - tureheni.file@usp.ac.fj

3. Kiribati - tearimi.uering@usp.ac.fj

4. Marshall Islands - mautang.baireti@usp.ac.fj

5. Nauru - priscilla.grundler@usp.ac.fj

6. Alafua - eirenei.mafiafoa@usp.ac.fj 

7. Solomon Islands - leila.galo@usp.ac.fj

8. Tonga - akapei.latu@usp.ac.fj

9. Tuvalu - maksap65@gmail.com

10. Lautoka - chandra_ar@usp.ac.fj

11. Vanuatu – helene.kalmet@usp.ac.fj

12. Labasa - shah_ah@usp.ac.fj

Kolinio Boila

Executive Director of Finance

Dear Undergraduate Students,

The Climate-U Fiji Team (A collaboration of the USP, FNU and UoF) is embarking on transforming universities and communities in preparation for the changing climate.  To help us create the best interventions, we are administering a short survey to listen to your views.

We are inviting all students to participate so your voices can be heard!

When you participate, you will go into the draw and have a chance to win a $25 phone Recharge Card.

Click the button below to start the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Climate-U_FIJI

Thank you for your participation!

Dear UNDERGRADUATE Students,

We are conducting research on Undergraduates’ Online learning experiences during COVID19 phase (2020-2021). Your response to the online survey questionnaire would help higher education providers enhance their teaching and learning practices.

THE STUDY

COVID 19 while being an unprecedented global health crisis, has also brought immense challenges for teaching and learning in Fiji. In light of this pandemic, the University of the South Pacific (USP), much like the other learning institutions around the world, closed down as the faculty and students were instructed to stay at home to prevent its spread. As a result, the University converted all the courses to the online mode to facilitate the completion of learning content for the remainder of the semester. The second wave, unfortunately, hit Fiji on April 19th, 2021 resulting in yet another lockdown. This study seeks to gather undergraduate students background information on the various aspects that would impact online learning and their perceptions about online learning at USP during the 100 days lockdown in 2020 (during semester 1) and the current ones (Semester 1 and 2,  2021).

 The  USP's research/ethics approval (SPACE 26/21) supports this study. We will present/publish the results of this research in conferences/journals. Your input in this survey is valuable as it will help us enhance online learning and teaching. Please note that you have the right to not participate in the survey if you do not wish to do so, as your participation in this survey is VOLUNTARY. The participant's response to the questionnaire will remain confidential such that their identity will not be revealed. Therefore if you agree to be a participant, please continue reading on and fill this questionnaire. Your filling of this questionnaire will be considered as giving us your "informed consent" and we thank you for that.

Thankful if you could give your valuable time and respond to this online survey:  https://bit.ly/3ECBXyM

Thank You
The Research Team