Acting Chancellor welcomes new students

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UNRE Acting Chancellor Dr. Andrew Masta
UNRE acting Chancellor welcomed new students on behalf of the University Council and urged them to concentrate on their studies, respect their fellow students and the University’s rules and regulations.
Acting Chancellor Dr Andrew Masta told students during the 2020 Student Orientation Welcome on Monday (Feb 24) that they must consider themselves as privileged to be selected to a University.
He said students must also be considerate of their parents’ efforts and should do their best in their studies.
Dr Masta cautioned that all universities and institutions are governed by rules and regulations which means that students are expected to adhere to those regulations.
He said alcohol consumption is a major challenge in all institutions and universities including UNRE and warned students that UNRE will not tolerate such behaviours as it has a Zero Tolerance of Alcohol policy on campus. This means students caught will be dealt with severe penalty.
“Anything (that) comes to Council regarding student’s behaviour as a result of alcohol consumption, you are going to be terminated from this University,” he stressed, adding that such behaviours also affect other students whose parents have invested in them and expect them to get the best education.
Dr Masta said apart from acquiring knowledge and skills, students must also look for opportunities to interact with other people and organisations and to be innovative to create employment for themselves and others.
He said the University had increased the number of programs because of this need, which
Is why the student intake had also increased.
He said UNRE trains students to become self-reliant, innovative, entrepreneurs and to create employment after graduating because it was aware that not all students would find employment.
The students were also challenged to understand that their priority at UNRE is to obtain an education and if they encountered any issues, there are procedures in place that they can use to raise their concerns instead of boycotting classes or going on strike.
In congratulating the new students, Dr Masta said they had made the right choice to study at UNRE.
“PNG is blessed with all the natural resources and this is what UNRE is all about,” he said.

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