Papua New Guinea University of Technology

[[Image:Unitech kopi haus.JPG|frame|right|The Unitech Kopi Haus (coffee house)]]The '''Papua New Guinea University of Technology''' or ''''Unitech'''' is based 8 km outside of [[Lae]], in the [[Morobe Province]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It has 13 teaching departments and 3 affiliated colleges. It is the second largest [[university]] in PNG after its 'sister' university the [[University of Papua New Guinea]] in [[Port Moresby]]. While UPNG concentrates on the arts, pure sciences, law and medicine, Unitech focuses on research in technological or applied sciences. It is the only technological university in the [[Oceania|South Pacific]], outside of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. == History == Unitech was created as the PNG Institute of Higher Technical Education in May 1965 and was located in [[Port Moresby]]. In 1968 it moved to a 2 square kilometre campus outside of Lae and in March 1970 was renamed the PNG Institute of Technology. The institution achieved its present status in August 1973 when it became a university proper. The university has grown from just 37 students in 1967 to over 2,000 currently each year. By the end of 2003 Unitech had awarded 10,122 degrees, diplomas and certificates to students mainly from PNG and neighbouring Pacific countries. == Courses == Unitech offers courses in the following fields: * Agriculture *[[Architecture]] *Applied Sciences **[[Chemistry]] **[[Food]] Technology **[[Physics]] *[[Business]] Studies **[[Accountancy]] **[[Management]] **[[Economics]] **[[Information Technology]] *[[Building]] *[[Computer Science]] *[[Engineering]] **[[Civil Engineering|Civil]] **[[Communications engineering|Communications]] **[[Electrical Engineering|Electrical]] **[[Mechanical Engineering|Mechanical]] **[[Mining Engineering|Mining]] *[[Forestry]] *[[Mathematics]] *[[Surveying]] == External links == *[http://www.unitech.ac.pg University of Technology] (can be unreliable) {{Papua New Guinean universities}} {{coord missing|Papua New Guinea}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Papua New Guinea University Of Technology}}