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The National University of Samoa is a coeducational, publicly-supported university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 in Apia
Apia, Samoa

Apia, population 58,800 , is the Capital of the Independent State of Samoa. The city is located on the northern coast of Upolu, Samoas second-largest island....
, Samoa
Samoa

Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa , is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean....
. Presided over by President and Vice-chancellor
Vice-Chancellor

A Vice-Chancellor of a university in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, India other Commonwealth of Nations countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the chief executive of the University....
 Magele Tafafunai Mauiliua Magele, the university was established in 1984 and currently occupies a campus built in part with funding from the Government of Japan
Government of Japan

Japan has a national government with legislative, administrative and judicial functions. The nation is divided into prefectures of Japan. The prefectural and municipal assembly members are popularly elected for four-year terms....
. It provides certificate, diploma, and undergraduate degree programs, as well as technical and vocational training. Additionally, the at NUS offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Samoan Studies, as well as post-graduate diplomas and certificates.






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The National University of Samoa is a coeducational, publicly-supported university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 in Apia
Apia, Samoa

Apia, population 58,800 , is the Capital of the Independent State of Samoa. The city is located on the northern coast of Upolu, Samoas second-largest island....
, Samoa
Samoa

Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa , is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean....
. Presided over by President and Vice-chancellor
Vice-Chancellor

A Vice-Chancellor of a university in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, India other Commonwealth of Nations countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the chief executive of the University....
 Magele Tafafunai Mauiliua Magele, the university was established in 1984 and currently occupies a campus built in part with funding from the Government of Japan
Government of Japan

Japan has a national government with legislative, administrative and judicial functions. The nation is divided into prefectures of Japan. The prefectural and municipal assembly members are popularly elected for four-year terms....
. It provides certificate, diploma, and undergraduate degree programs, as well as technical and vocational training. Additionally, the at NUS offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Samoan Studies, as well as post-graduate diplomas and certificates. The National University of Samoa has the distinction of being the only university in Samoa.

History

The National University of Samoa was established in 1984 by an Act of parliament. Its first degree, the Bachelor of Education, was launched in 1987. A year later, the Bachelor of Arts degree was introduced. The first graduates in both programs were awarded their degrees in 1990. Soon after, the Faculty of Commerce and the Faculty of Science were established. The Samoan Health Department's School of Nursing was merged into the university in 1993 as the Faculty of Nursing, and the Western Samoa Teacher's College was merged in during 1997 as the Faculty of Education. The Institute of Samoan Studies was established in 1999. In 2006, Samoa Polytechnic merged into the university as the Institute of Technology.

Academics

NUS's academic offerings include programs from eight faculties
Faculty (university)

A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas . The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had individual faculties for a Madrasah and theological seminary, Sharia and Fiqh, Arabic grammar, Islamic astronom...
 and schools:



South Pacific Games

The University's gymnasium
GYM

GYM is a sound format for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis.The name stands for Genesis YM2612, since the file contains the data sent to the Yamaha YM2612 sound chip in the console....
 was used as a venue for the 2007 South Pacific Games and the accommodation areas were made available to the New Caledonia
New Caledonia

New Caledonia , is a "sui generis collectivity" of France located in the subregion of Melanesia in the Oceania. It comprises a main island , the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands....
 team.

Trivia

The University campus is built around the largest Fale Samoa in the world.