Years of tireless study and commitment have finally paid off for a Fijian schoolteacher from Wainikoro in Labasa.
Ravinesh Rohit Prasad graduated with Master ofArts in Geography Education at the Malang State University in Indonesia in the weekend.
A secondary school teacher, Rohit was one of 3high school teachers that were awarded scholarships to pursue a Masters Program by the Indonesian Government for the 2011 – 2014 academic year.
Since 2002, the Developing Countries Partnership program or better known as Beasiswa Kemitraan Negara Berkemban (KNB) is a scholarship offered to postgraduate students (Master Degree) from developing countries to study at one of the universities in Indonesia for 3 years, consisting of one year of Indonesian Language and Preparatory Programs and 2 years of Master Program of their field or choice.
"I am thankful to both Indonesian and Fijian Government for his opportunity which has allowed me to further my studies and also experience a lot of good lessons in life that have prepared me to face more challenges’ he said.
Mr Rohit, plans to take back the knowledge he has learnt both in and outside the university life and share it not only to hisfellow colleagues but to also help in any way he can to develop his students as far as education is concerned.
The Fijian Embassy in Jakarta has always been in touch with Fijian students studying in Indonesia to provide support and guidance during their studying period.
Early last month another schoolteacher Ashneel Chand graduated in the Master in Science programme at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
Mr Chand from Bua studied in Bandung for threeyears from 2011 – 2014 under the same scholarship program.
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