Superintendent Learning and Development Morris Nandun (4th from right) and Supervisor Performance and Development Douglas Kaman (2nd from left) with the University of Technology students and members of the staff during the presentation of the scholarship awards in Lae on Monday March 27th, 2023.
Ok Tedi Mining Limited has come on board to sponsor ten (10) students attending the University of PNG (UPNG) and the PNG University of Technology (UoT).
The company is facilitating this sponsorship under its 2023 Undergraduate Scholarship Award Scheme with and total funding of over K250,000.
The recipients of the sponsorship are mainly third year students undergoing various science and engineering courses from the both universities.
Of the ten students, three are studying Environmental Science and Geology at UPNG while
seven students are studying Applied Physics/Instrumentation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical
and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mineral Processing and Mining Engineering
at Unitech.
The 2023 batch of awardees include five females and five males.
The total amount of the two-year scholarship program is K253,781.44 and covers the cost of their tuition fees, boarding/lodging, book allowances, travel assistance, and stipend for each student for this year.
Of the total amount, K49, 200 has been paid to UPNG and K204,781.44 to Unitech.
The Undergraduate Scholarship Award Scheme is an initiative of OTML to help support high performing
students attending tertiary institutions in PNG.
OTML Manager for Organisational Development and Training, Ian Strachan said the Program aims to
assist third-year university undergraduate students with school fees and other associated costs while
ensuring OTML maintains an industry-institution relationship with respective universities that provide
graduates into its training programs and workforce.
“An additional component to this scholarship is the opportunity for these awardees to conduct their
industrial training with OTML. It also sets a pathway for them to join our Graduate Development Program upon completing their studies,” he said.
The scholarship program is dependent on each student’s academic performance in the first year of the
scholarship whereby the student must maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or above to
continue the scholarship for a second year.
Since the inception of the Undergraduate Scholarship Program in 2007, Ok Tedi has so far sponsored
50 undergraduates.
