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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications, Manoa Kamikamica states that Fiji can leverage opportunity in various critical sector through directed collaboration.

He highlighted this when he visited his Alma Mater – the University of New South Wales – as part of his official visit to Australia.

Vice Chancellor, Professor Atilla Brungs, highlights several potential synergies and areas of collaboration between UNSW and Fiji – particularly in fields that are critical for sustainable development, innovation, and regional growth.

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Kamikamica highlighted some of the challenges Fiji faces and addressed the opportunities for cooperation in areas of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change resilience, Marine-based Economic Development, Sustainable Agri/Aquaculture and Food Security and Startups and Entrepreneurship.

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The Trade Minister adds that collaboration across such fields underlines UNSW’s goal of creating globally impactful research which can have immense benefits.

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The visit also included a talanoa with Australia Awards recipients from Fiji currently studying in Australia.