On Wednesday 6th September 2023, the Chairman Afioga Sulamanaia Montini Ott of the Scientific Research Orgsanisation of Samoa (SROS) Board and representatives of the University of New Castle signed a MOU to establish a collaborative partnership whereby both parties work together to progress areas of mutual interest including:
i. To provide technical support to SROS in the design, planning, delivery, and monitoring of capacity development courses and other relevant cooperation-related work through research design and the development of educational material;
1. To establish a collaborative partnership between The University of Newcastle (UON) and the Scientific Research
Organisation of Samoa whereby both parties work together to progress areas of mutual interest including:
i. To establish scientific cooperation in areas of mutual interest, mutual exchange of scientific information;
publications, and pursuing educational research purposes as well as other materials including education;
ii. Mutual cooperation in the design, development and implementation of joint research, capacity development
and pilot projects and programmes;
iii. To promote cooperation in joint training of SROS staff through joint management of Masters and PhD
programmes.
