PIURN Timeline
2024 PIURN Board Meeting was hosted by National University of Vanuatu. Participants shared updates on collaborative research as well as regional initiatives and the strategic cooperation among member universities
“Exploring this Sea of Islands” organized by USP Cook Islands and celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the network
Pacific Islands Universities Research Network becomes Pacific Islands Universities Regional Network, with a new vision and mission, endorsed by PIURN Board Members
4th PIURN Conference held virtually by Solomon Islands National University on the theme “Shaping our Tomorrow Today: Research, Innovation and Practice in the Pacific”
Official Launch of the European Commission H2020 – RISE Family Farming, Lifestyle and Health (FALAH) Project, led by UNC, partnering with USP, SINU and NUV
Official Launch of the European Commission H2020 – RISE Family Farming, Lifestyle and Health (FALAH) Project, led by UNC, partnering with USP, SINU and NUV
3rd PIURN Conference organized by the University of French Polynesia addressing the theme of “Traditional knowledge, academic knowledge and current universities’ research dynamics in the Pacific Region”
Launch of the first PIURN Call for Proposals by USP and UNC
2nd PIURN Conference organized by the National University of Samoa on the theme “Addressing the Challenges of Sustainability in the Pacific Islands”
1st PIURN Conference “Oceanians’ new relationships with their land and environment: belonging versus property” hosted by the University of New Caledonia
Official Establishment of the Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN)