– political scientist Notable alumni USP has produced a number of graduates that have played important roles in the South Pacific region. Its alumni include Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Elizabeth Iro, WHO Chief Nursing Officer, Ludwig Scotty, former President of Nauru; Bikenibeu Paeniu, former Prime Minister of Tuvalu; ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, former Prime Minister of Tonga; Joe Natuman, former Prime Minister of Vanuatu; archaeologist Tarisi Vunidilo, Solomon Islands women's activist Alice Pollard and Tonga environmental scientist Netatua Pelesikoti. See also List of universities in Polynesia References External links Sources Kessler, K.A. Anthropology at the University of the South Pacific: From past dynamics to present perceptions. Aust J Anthropol. 2021;32:33– 53. https://doi.org/10.1111/ taja.12388 Universities and colleges in Oceania Members of the International Council for Science Universities and colleges in Fiji Universities and colleges in Kiribati Universities and colleges in the Marshall Islands Universities and colleges in Samoa Universities and colleges in the Solomon Islands Universities and colleges in Tonga Universities and colleges in Tuvalu Universities and colleges in Vanuatu Educational institutions established in 1968 1968 establishments in Fiji Members of the International Science Council