Kuriya Kiap

Kuriya Kiap

Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A), University of Papua New Guinea
Bachelor of Arts Honours (B.A. Hons), University of Papua New Guinea
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), University of Goroka. 
Bachelor of Education Honours (BEd., Hons), University of Goroka 

Areas of Teaching / Expertise
Executive Officer
 
Contact
The University of Goroka
P.O Box 1078
GOROKA 441, Eastern Highlands Province
Papua New Guinea
Phone: (+675) 532 3765              
Email: kiapk@uog.ac.pg


Biography
Kuriya N.Kiap recently completed his second honours degree at the School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Goroka and now works in the School of Distance & Flexible Learning. He did his undergraduate degree and eventually and his first honours degree from the University of Papua New Guinea before joining University of Goroka. The supervisors of his thesis were, Dr. Mario Daoust and Dr Agyamen. Both supervised his thesis on anomalies in climatic patterns experienced in five mainland provinces in PNG.

Research Interest
My first honours thesis in The Honours thesis is on “Recent Regional Climatic variability at Selected Weather Sites    in Mainland Papua New Guinea..". Specializes in the fields of Climatology.    
                           
My second honours degree in Bachelor of Education Honours (BEd.,Hons), at UOG. Awarded, 2015. My Honours        thesis is titled: "An Investigation into the Quality of Geography assessment Tasks set by Upper Secondary School        Teachers: A Case Study of Two Secondary Schools in Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea”.                                     

Publications 
Kuriya Kiap, (2014), “An Investigation into the Quality of Geography Assessment tasks set by Upper Secondary School Teachers". A Case Study of Two Secondary Schools in Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea”.,Unpublished Thesis, University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

Kuriya Kiap, (2000), Recent Regional Climatic Variability at Selected Weather sites in Mainland, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea”. Unpublished Hon. Thesis, UPNG, PNG.

Kuriya Kiap., et.al (1997), Epiphytes load on leaves under dense Mid Montane Forest, Research & Conservation Foundation, PNG.