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Highlights on the
Digital REsponse Conneccng

CiTizens (DIRECCT) Programme

The Naaonal University of Vanuatu is part of the Digital
REsponse Connecang CiTizens (DIRECCT) Programme
supported by the Organisaaon of African, Caribbean and
Pacific States (OEACP) and funded by the European Union.
Thus, the Naaonal University of Vanuatu is developing its
digital offer to prevent health or environmental crises, in
paracular through the establishment of digital
infrastructures and the development of e-learning course
offerings.

The COVID-19 crisis has shown that digital services can
reduce the impact of pandemics and crises for students.
Staying connected with insatuaons and partners is an The Naconal University of Vanuatu was established in 2020 to provide
effecave response to crises. higher educaaon advancement and lifelong learning through academic and
professional excellence in both English and French. The University
Worldwide, an esamated 1.25 billion learners have been promotes training, teaching, learning, research and internaaonal
Worldwide, an esamated 1.25 billion learners have been
affected by the pandemic. Away from their study centres, cooperaaon.
affected by the pandemic. Away from their study centres,
students and teachers have lost the daily interacaon that
creates the link and quality of educaaon and, in fact, The Naaonal University of Vanuatu offers 10 home-grown and partnership
several months of classes have been lost. Each day, each programs in 2023 and will keep expanding further in 2024:
week of school closure implies a massive loss in the
development of human capital with important long-term • Ceraficate in Early Childhood Care & Educaaon (Ceraficate IV)
• Ceraficate in Early Childhood Care & Educaaon (Ceraficate IV)
economic and social implicaaons. • Ceraficate in Vocaaonal Educaaon & Training (Ceraficate IV)
• Micro credenaals in Climate Resilience & Humanitarian Acaon
Vanuatu is made up of many islands and one of the priority • Bachelor of Educaaon (Primary)
axes of structuring the Naaonal University of Vanuatu is to • Bachelor of Educaaon (Secondary)
promote a hybrid teaching model, combining both • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
face-to-face and distance learning modes, in order to reach • Bachelor of Tourism & Hospitality
the enare student populaaon wherever they are in the • Bachelor of Economic & Social Administraaon
• Bachelor of Economic & Social Administraaon
archipelago. • Online Bachelor of Economic & Social Administraaon
• Master of Economics & Social Sciences
The Naconal University of Vanuatu will acquire computer
The Naconal University of Vanuatu will acquire computer
equipment including more than 175 computers but also
develop the e-learning offer thanks to the improvement
of the "open source" learning plaaorm Moodle and the
training of lecturers.

For more informaaon:
www.univ.edu.vu/en
@univanuatu
@Naaonal University of Vanuatu
direcct.eu/en
direcct.eu/en

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