Primary Objective
To prepare quality teachers of
mathematics for Papua New Guinea and South Pacific high Schools. The B.Ed
will focus on the training of teachers for Grades 9 to 12 though there is
high demand now for grades 7 and 8 teachers. The Department also has a
Research Center in Ethnomathematics (Cultural Mathematics) which conducts
research, stores and disseminate knowledge on Ethnomathematics. The
Department administers the two Computer Laboratories both IBM. One is an
open student lab and the other is a teaching lab. The Department also offers courses in Computing/Information Technology for
both undergraduates and postgraduates.