Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning

07/17/2026

07/17/2026

Kiribati marks 47 years of independence today!

Across Kiribati, open, distance and flexible learning is helping more people access education, build new skills and connect with employment opportunities. Working with government ministries and education providers, COL is supporting learners with pathways in micro-credentials, digital skills and youth employment, while also advancing equity and creating opportunities to strengthen women’s livelihoods.

Kiribati is also collaborating with regional partners to address challenges shared by Pacific Island states. These include strengthening education management systems, improving the resilience of education data, expanding climate change education, and building teachers’ capacity in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence.

On Kiribati’s Independence Day, we celebrate the country’s progress and its continued efforts to support learners and build stronger communities.

MOE Kiribati Ministry of Women Youth Sport and Social Affairs - Kiribati Kiribati Teachers College -KTC The University of the South Pacific - Kiribati Campus

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𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀! 🇰🇮

The Government sends our heartfelt well-wishes to our representatives in weightlifting, boxing, judo, and athletics as they prepare to take the stage in Scotland starting July 23, 2026.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱!

May our nation's blessings of Health, Peace, and Prosperity follow you throughout the Games. Go for gold, Team Kiribati!

📸 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘛𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯.

Office of Te Beretitenti
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

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𝗧𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗶 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶!

E anga bwanana ni katekeraoi te Tautaeka ao ana rabwata te botaki ibukia aine, roronrikirake, takakaro ao kamweraoi nakoia ana karianako Kiribati ake ana ira te takakaro n te Kaomon Uareta ibukin te taberawawata, te itau, te rabwata ao te biri. Judo te katekeraoi ae bati nakoimi inanon ami tai ni kakatauraoi ao inanon ami tai n takakaro are kam na karaoia I Glascow, Scotland, n 23 Turai 2026 ni uaa banen ami takakaro.

Taua ma nanomi, iangoia raoi ao karibua raoi angina.

Ti na katoka ami bau inanon ami tai ni bobokakano are Te Mauri, Te Raoi ao Te Tabomoa.

All the best

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04/23/2026

Strengthening the future of open distance and flexible learning (ODFL) in Samoa! 🇼🇸

This week in Apia, we reached another milestone in our mission to enhance ODFL. Following our regional workshop in Nadi, we held a national consultation co-hosted by the National University of Samoa (NUS).

It was an honour to have Vice Chancellor Professor Tuifuisa'a Patila Malua Amosa and the university’s senior management join us, demonstrating Samoa's strong commitment to educational innovation. Facilitated by Prof. Ioana Chan Mow (Senior Faculty & COL Focal Point) and led by Dr. Rajni Chand (Director of PACFOLD), the workshop focused on validating "problem trees" to ensure our ODFL strategies address the real-world constraints faced by Samoan educators, officials and CBO/NGOs.

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04/22/2026

Grateful to Ms Lucy-Kumon Teekea, Director of Kiribati Teachers College and COL's Focal Point in the Ministry of Education, and to the leadership of the USP-Kiribati campus, for co-hosting a national consultation in Tarawa this week.

Led by Dr Rajni Chand, Director of PACFOLD, the session was a country-level follow-up to the regional consultations that involved ten Pacific SIDS (Nadi, late February 2026), this time validating the "problem trees" of constraints against the lived experience of Kiribati's teachers and administrators, and helping prioritise the ODFL activities that will have sustained impact. MFAT New Zealand: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade The University of the South Pacific: Ministry of Education, Kiribati: