Panatina Research Seminar Navigating Change: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development in the Solomon Islands

Name: Panatina Research Seminar Navigating Change: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development in the Solomon Islands
Start: 2025-11-03T08:00:00+1100
End: 2025-11-03T17:00:00+1100
Location: Panatina Campus Road

Mon, 3 Nov, 8am - 5pm SIT

Panatina Campus Road

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands National University

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Navigating Change: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Development in the Solomon Islands

The inaugural Panatina Research Seminar will be hosted by the Solomon Islands National University, in collaboration with the Australian National University, Monday November 3, 2025.

This activity is supported by the Australian Government through the Pacific Research Program Phase II, the Australian Government under the Australian Awards Program and the Solomon Islands-Australia Education Partnership.

The Panatina Research Seminar is an annual seminar series to provide a nexus for interdisciplinary dialogue, research and debate about Solomon Islands’ pressing issues and development. The Panatina Research Seminar aims to:

gather global experts, local stakeholders, policy architects and students
promote the sharing of research outcomes, insights and best practices
spur collaborative research endeavours
offer a platform for local voices and viewpoints
guide policy and stimulate actionable sustainability strategies.

Modelled after the groundbreaking Waigani Seminar in Papua New Guinea in the 1960s and the well-attended PNG Updates organised in collaboration with Australian National University, the Panatina Research Seminar convenes leaders, scholars, activists and intellectuals from Solomon Islands and the wider region.

From climate change to societal shifts, the Solomon Islands presents a complex study landscape, with its national university uniquely placed to facilitate local and global solutions to pressing development challenges. The Panatina Research Seminar promotes SINU’s latest research and its role in intellectual and societal advancement which, through events such as the Panatina Seminar, can help shape the nation’s destiny.

Seminar Sessions

All attendees are invited to attend the plenary sessions and then choose which concurrent session suits their expertise and interests.

**Please note, space at the event is limited so your registration is appreciated.

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Prior to the establishment of Solomon Islands National University in 2013, most of the training needs of Solomon Islands were met by various training institutions established by the government and administered by responsible ministries. Some of these training schools existed before Solomon Islands gained its independence in 1978.

In 1984, an Act of Parliament called "Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Act" was passed. This Act pooled all the existing schools that were under the government to form a new institution called the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education (SICHE) until 1st January 2013 when Solomon Islands National University was incepted by Act of Parliament. These schools taught by SICHE were Solomon Islands Teachers College, Public Administration Training School, Ranadi Marine Training School, Honiara Nursing Training school, and Honiara Technical Institute. These schools formed the basis for the establishment of the schools: School of Education, School of Finance & Administration, School of Marine & Fisheries Studies, School Nursing and Health Studies, School of Industrial Development and School of Natural Resources.

In 2008, the need to diversify the training scope was realized by the government which gave rise to the need to amend the Solomon Islands Act in 2008 to include the School of Tourism and Hospitality and any other schools the College sees fit. This amendment had made way for the establishment of the School of Humanities, Science & Media.

The above schools formed the basis for the establishment of the schools: School of Education and Humanities (SOEH), School of Business and Management (SBM), School of Technology and Maritime Studies (STMS), School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences (SNAHS) and School of Natural Resources and Applied Sciences (SNRAS).

Solomon Islands National University (SINU) was incepted in January 2013 after a bill for its inception was passed in parliament in late 2012. SINU now has five faculties namely Faculty of Business & Tourism Studies, Faculty of Science & Technology, Faculty of Nursing, Medicine & Health Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry and Faculty of Education & Humanities.

SINU has three campuses, which include Kukum, Ranadi and Panatina campuses.

Mon, 3 Nov, 8am - 5pm SIT

Panatina Campus Road

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Hosted by Solomon Islands National University