Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific, encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea and its offshore
islands. A country of immense cultural and biological diversity, its known for its beaches and coral reefs. Inland are
active volcanoes, granite Mt. Wilhelm, dense rainforest and hiking routes like the Kokoda Trail. There are also
traditional tribal villages, many with their own languages.
Capital: Port Moresby
Dialing code: +675
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
Population: 7.321 million (2013) World Bank
Official languages: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu

Papua New Guinea University of Technology

The Papua New Guinea University of Technology or 'Unitech' is located 8 km outside Lae, in the Morobe Province of
Papua New Guinea. It has 13 teaching departments and 3 affiliated colleges.
Address: Papua New Guinea
Founded: 1965
Academic staff: 700
Vice-chancellor: Albert Schram
Founded in 1965, Papua New Guinea University of Technology is a non-profit public higher education
institution located in the large town of Lae (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Morobe.
Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry for Higher Education, Research, Science and
Technology, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea University of Technology is a very small (enrollment
range: 1,000-1,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Papua New Guinea University
of Technology offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees
such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. Papua New
Guinea University of Technology also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and
services to students including a library, sport facilities and/or activities, as well as administrative
services.
Colleges

Colleges affiliated to the University are

Unitech Nursing College
Bulolo College
Timber & Forestry Training College

Degree Courses:
The following courses will be available for new students in 2012/2013. A full course
description,including details of entry qualifications, also follows.
The courses are designed to produce graduates with a sound technical and scientific background and

who will be able to work in industry, teaching or in Government Departments. The food and mineral
industries especially have top priority in the Government's development plans. Furthermore, after
further training, graduates can also teach in secondary and tertiary level institutions.
Diploma Courses

Duration

Entry Level

Diploma In Building

3 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Architecture

3 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Commerce (Accountancy)

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Commerce (Management)

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Commerce (Computing)

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Commerce (Economics & Finance)

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Computer Science

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Communication Engineering

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Electronics Engineering

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Land Administration

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Survey Drafting

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Surveying

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Technology in Communication for Development

2 Years

Grade 12

Diploma in Forestry

3 Years

Grade 12

Duration

Entry Level

Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Architecture

2 Years

Diploma in Architecture

Bachelor of Building

2 Years

Diploma in Building

Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy)

2 Years

Diploma in Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce (Management)

2 Years

Diploma in Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce (Computing)

2 Years

Diploma in Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Engineering (Mining)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Engineering (Mineral Processing)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Science (Applied Chemistry)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Science (Food Technology)

4 Years

Grade 12

Degree Courses

Bachelor of Science (Forestry)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Science (Forest Management)

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Cartography to Bachelor of GISci

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Land Studies to Bachelor of Property Studies

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Surveying

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics

4 Years

Grade 12

Bachelor of Technology in Communication for Development

4 Years

Grade 12

Post Graduate Courses

Candidate seeking admission to a post-graduate course should write to the Registrar for an application form. There is no
dateline for submission of the applications
All Correspondence should be addressed to:
The Admissions Officer
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Private Mail Bag
LAE
Morobe Province,
Papua New Guinea
Ph: (675) 473 4281/473 4283
Fax: (675) 475 7667/4734286
Email: lfugre@admin.unitech.ac.pg
Website: www.unitech.ac.pg

Departments
PNG University of Technology academic life is centered around its 13 Academic Departments, which provide
advanced level teaching in the subjects of commerce, accountancy, management, commercial computing,
agriculture, computer science, architecture and building, applied science, applied physics with electronics and
instrumentation, radiation therapy, food technology, mining, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering,
communication engineering, electronic engineering, forestry, language & communication, surveying, cartography
and land management, with the range of courses expanding as its resources grow. One pleasing feature of
recent years has been the steady growth in the number of female students, thus adding to the variety of both the
academic and social life of the University as well as improving the balance of the community as a whole.
The University attracts a number of mature students, but the bulk of its students come from the National High
and Secondary Schools. Recruitment is at grade 12 level and equivalent.

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Agriculture
Applied Physics
Applied Sciences
Architecture & Building
Business Studies
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Communication Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mathematics & Computer Science
Communication & Development Studies
Forestry
Surveying & Land studies

Department of Business Studies:

Dr Zhaohao Sun, PhD
Associate Professor, and Head (Chair) of Department
Department of Business Studies
PNG University of Technology, Private Mail Bag, Lae 411, Morobe, PNG
Phone: +675 473 4400 (O), Fax: +675 475 7667
Email: zsun@dbs.unitech.ac.pg; zhaohao.sun@gmail.com
Course Structure

DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (Accountancy)

Year

Semester

Course No

One

First

BA 111

Basic Accounting I

BA 161

Basic Economics I

BA 131

Introduction to Business

BA 141

Introduction to Law

CS 145

Introduction to Information Technology

LA 101

Learning & communication Skills

MA 111

Quantitative Methods I

BA 112

Basic Accounting II

BA 162

Basic Economics II

BA 132

Introduction to Management

IS 126

Business Information Systems

LA 102

Study and Academic Skills

MA 112

Quantitative Methods II

Second

Course Name

Contact Hours

DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (Accountancy)

Year

Semester

Course No

Course Name

Contact Hours

Two

First

BA 211

Financial Accounting I

BA 213

Cost Accounting I

BA 215

Introduction to Taxation

BA 217

Corporate Finance

BA 221

Principles of Macroeconomics

Second

BA 231

Principles of Marketing

BA 243

Commercial Law I

BA 271

Business Ethics

LA 201

Advanced Academic and Research Skills

BA 212

Financial Accounting II

BA 214

Cost Accounting II

BA 232

Human Resource Management

BA 244

Commercial Law II

BA 252

Computer Applications in Accounting

LA 204

Advanced Communication Skills & Commerce

MA 212

Quantitative Methods III

DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (Management)

Year

Semester

Course No

Two

First

BA 231

Principles of Marketing

BA 271

Business Ethics

BA 213

Cost Accounting I

BA 221

Principles of Microeconomics

BA 233

Consumer Behavior

BA 237

Tourism and Hospitality Management

BA 243

Commercial Law I

BA 265

Business Statistics I

LA 201

Advanced Academic & Research Skills

BA 232

Human Resource & Management

BA 234

Small Business Management

BA 214

Cost Accounting II

BA 238

Salesmanship

BA 244

Commercial Law II

BA 264

Computer Applications for Business & Economics

BA 266

Business Statistics II

LA 204

Advanced Communication Skills for Commerce

Second

Course Name

Contact Hours

DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (Business Economics)

Year

Semester

Course No

Two

First

BA 261

Macroeconomics I: Theory & Applications)

BA 265

Business Statistics I

BA 213

Cost Accounting I

BA 217

Corporate Finance

BA 231

Principles of Marketing

BA 243

Commercial Law I

BA 233

Consumer Behaviour

BA 271

Business Ethics

LA 201

Advanced Academic & Research Skills

BA 262

Microeconomics I: Theory & Applications

BA 266

Business Statistics II

BA 214

Cost Accounting II

BA 232

Human Resources Management

BA 234

Small Business Management

BA 244

Commercial Law II

BA 264

Computer Applications for Business & Economics

LA 204

Advanced Communication Skills for Commerce

Second

Course Name

Contact Hours

DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (Information Technology)

Semester

Course No

Two

First

IS 211

End User Computing Technology

IS 213

Database Processing

IS 215

Accounting Information Systems

MA 267

Networking & Communications

LA 201

Advanced Academic & Research Skills

IS 222

End User Computing applications

IS 226

Systems Analysis & Design

IS 232

Introduction to Programming in Pascal

Second

Course Name

Cont
act
Hour

Year

IS 242

Systems Implementation A

LA 204

Advanced Communication Skills for Commerce

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (Accountancy)

Semester

Course No

Three

First

BA 351

Issues in Financial Accounting

BA 353

Managerial Accounting I

BA 391

Problems Solving & Self Reliance in Learning

BA 333

Organization Behavior

BA 335

Public Administration

BA 343

Company Law in PNG

BA 377

Data Processing

MA 315

Quantitative Method IV

BA 312

Government Accounting

BA 316

Advanced Company Accounting

BA 354

Managerial Accounting II

BA 334

Industrial Relations

BA 338

Management of Financial Institutions

MA 316

Quantitative Methods V

BA 411

Auditing

BA 413

Financial Management

BA 443

Advanced Taxation

BA 412

Accounting Theory

IS 422

Information Systems Management

BA 334

Industrial Relations

BA 338

Management of Financial Institutions

BA 418

Project in Accounting

MA 316

Quantitative Methods V

Second

Four

First

Second

DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (Management)

Course Name

Contac
t Hours

Year

Year

Semester

Course No

Three

First

BA 333

Organization Behaviour

BA 335

Public Administration

BA 337

Operations Management

BA 339

Business Research Methods

BA 332

Marketing Research

BA 322

The Economy of PNG

BA 330

Marketing Communications

BA 334

Industrial Relations

BA 338

Management of Financial Institutions

BA 342

Legal Aspects of Business Organisations in PNG

BA 431

Marketing Management

BA 433

Training and Development

BA 435

Management Science

BA 437

International Business

BA 432

International Marketing

BA 434

Strategic Management

BA 438

Project in Management

BA 436

Management of Not for Profit Organizations

BA 447

Administrative Law

Four

First

Second

Course Name

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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (Business Economics)

Year
Three

Course No

First

BA 321

Commercial Banking

BA 323

Industrial economics

BA 367

Development Economics

BA 333

Organizational Behaviour

BA 335

Public Administration

BA 341

Business Organization in PNG

BA 322

The Economy of PNG

BA 326

Monetary Economists

BA 368

Economic Planning

BA 334

Industrial Relations

BA 338

Management of Financial Institutions

BA 342

Legal Aspects of Business Organizations in

PNG

BA 421

Natural Resource Economists

BA 425

Public Finance

BA 423

Risk Analysis & Management

BA 435

Management Science

BA 437

International Business

BA 422

Research Project in Economists

BA 424

Managerial Economists

BA 426

Operations Research for Business &

Economics

BA 428

International Trade & Finance

Second

Four

First

Second

Course Name

Contact
Hours

Semester

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (Information Technology)

Year

Semester

Course No

Three

First

IS 311

Business Applications with COBOL

IS 315

Information Systems Design Project

IS 343

Windows Applications with Visual Basic

BA 333

Organizational Behavior

Industrial Database & ORACLE

Second

MA 484

Course Name

Contact Hours

IS 326

Project Management

IS 342

Systems Implementations B

IS 328

Electronic Commerce

First

IS 411

Business Computing Experience

40

Second

IS 422

Information Systems Management

IS 426

Information Systems Development Project

IS 466

Operating Systems

MA 483

Advanced Networking & Internet

MA 486

Multimedia Publishing & World Wide Web

Four

Details of Faculty Members:

Dr Zhaohao Sun
Associate Professor, Head of Department of Business Studies
Ph.D (Bond U, AU), MSc (TU Cottbus, DE), MSc (Hebei U, CN), BSc (Hebei U,CN), MIEEE,
MACS (Snr, CP), MAIS
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Vic Australia,
Chair (jiangzuo) Professor, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang,
China, Adjunct Professor of Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
Areas of Expertise
Teaching Areas
+675 473 4400 office

Data Management Systems

Information Systems Design Project

Information Systems Management

Project Management

Research Areas

Big Data and Analytics

Intelligent Systems

Business Intelligence

Cloud Computing

Cyber Security

Social Computing and Technologies

Intelligent Techniques in E-Commerce and Web Services

zsun@dbs.unitech.ac.pg

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Case-based reasoning (CBR)

Freida Siaguru
Head of Section (Management)
Lecturer, Management
MBA (James Cook), BComm Management (PNGUT), Cert IV in Training and Assessment
(Australia)
Areas of Expertise

Human resource management

Training and development organisational behaviour

Service quality

Cross cultural management

+675 473 4420 office

fsiaguru@dbs.unitech.ac.pg
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Gomi Gipe
Head of Section (Applied Economics)
Lecturer, Applied Economics
MComm (Wollongong), BEcon Hons (UPNG)
Areas of Expertise

+675 473 4401 office

ggipe@dbs.unitech.ac.pg

PNG macroeconomy

International trade and finance

Monetary economics and public finance

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Francisca Pambel
Head of Section (Information Technology)
Lecturer, Information Technology
+675 473 4415 office

MIS (ANU), B.Com (Comm. Comp) (PNGUT)

fpambel@dbs.unitech.ac.pg

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Dr. Wise Mainga

Lecturer, Management
PhD Management (Bradford), MSc Strategic Project Management (Heriot-Watt), MSPM
(Politecnico di Milano), MSc Management (Umea), MBA (Wales), Postgrad Diploma Research
Methods (Bradford), BSc (UNZA Zambia)
Areas of Expertise

Project management

Production & operations management

Management of change

Industrial development

Total quality management

Strategic management

Strategic human resource management

Supply chain management

Management science

+675 473 4408 office

wmainga@dbs.unitech.ac.pg
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Godfrey Langtry
Lecturer, Law
+675 473 4408

LLB (UPNG)
Areas of Expertise

Administrative law

Commercial law

Legal aspects of business organisations

glangtry@dbs.unitech.ac.pg
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Adimuthu Ramasamy
Lecturer, Management
MPhil Management (Annamalai), MComm (Annamalai), BEd (Annamalai), BComm (Madras)
Areas of Expertise

Strategic marketing management

Global marketing management

Strategic human resource management

radimuthu@dbs.unitech.ac.pg

Cross-cultural management

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Industrial relationship management

Integrated marketing communications

Management of workplace behaviour

+675 473 4411 office

Richard Sauna
Lecturer, Management

+675 473 4404 office

Master of Marketing (Griffith), BComm Business Management (PNGUT), Cert IV in Training rsauna@dbs.unitech.ac.pg
and Assessment (APC Australia), GradCert in Communication for Science and Tech (PNGUT)
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Areas of Expertise

Market development and management

Consumer psychology and marketing strategies

Integrated marketing communications

Management for supervisors

Techniques in sales and marketing

Total quality management

Branding and service management

Training and assessment

SME development and management

Anthony Anugu
Technical Instructor, Accounting
PostGradDipEd (Goroka), DipComm Accounting (PNGUT), BComm Accountancy (PNGUT)
Areas of Expertise

Financial accounting

+675 473 4404 office

Accounting for small businesses in PNG

aanugu@dbs.unitech.ac.pg

Accounting for Inventory & purchasing management

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Dr. David Anere

Visiting Lecturer, Applied Economics
PhD (CEDS) Paris Superior Institute of Intl. Rel (Uni of Paris), M Intl. Rel. (Syd Uni), MA
Phil. (UVic) Canada, Post/Grad Cert. (Security Studies) APCSS Honolulu, Post/Grad Dip (Intl
Security) (JFK School of Government) (Harvard), Post/Grad Dip (Peace and Conflict)
(Uppsala) Sweden, BLiT (Kul) Bel, BA (Hons) UPNG
Areas of Expertise

Business Consultant

Strategic Planning and Management

danere@dbs.unitech.ac.pg

Leading and Managing Projects

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Small Business Development

Leadership Training

Good

Security

+675 473 4414 office

Ken Konafo
Lecturer, Management
MComm Marketing (Wollongong), BComm (PNGUT)

+675 473 4403 office

kkonafo@dbs.unitech.ac.pg
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Areas of Expertise

Marketing

Small business management

Entrepreneurship

Logistics and supply chain management

Customer relationship management

Sree Yenuga
Lecturer, Accounting
MBA (Southern Queensland), Master of Professional Accounting (Southern Queensland),
LLB (Osmania), BCom (Nagarjuna)
Areas of Expertise
+675 473 4401 office

Accounting and finance

Economic evaluation of projects

Strategic project management

Deal structuring including alliances collaborations and public-private partnerships

Legal compliance and risk management

syanuga@dbs.unitech.ac.pg
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