Fiji Higher Education Commission must foster and safeguard the national interest and promote the development of Fiji - Radrodro

Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro says the Fiji Higher Commission must foster and safeguard the national interest of students and parents, and the higher education providers to promote the development of Fiji as a knowledge-based society.

He highlighted this while meeting the Fiji Higher Education Commission Board Members which focused on the overview role, responsibilities, and functions of the Higher Education Commission, outcomes of the Inaugural Higher Education Forum, development of the FHEC 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, and the key priorities for 2023.

Radrodro says the Commission's role is to ensure that the Higher Education Commission executes its functions in line with the provisions of the Higher Education Commission Act 2008 to govern the quality of higher education in Fiji.

Radrodro also reminded the FHEC council members to rebrand FHEC and strengthen its presence and effectiveness among the stakeholders.

He says they need to monitor, evaluate and enhance collaboration and partnerships among the higher education stakeholders and promote resilience within the higher education sector to enhance technological capacity within the HEIs for virtual learning and teaching.

The FHEC was led by the Board Chair, Winston Thompson, and the Director of FHEC, Rohit Kishore with the Ministers.