Solomon Islands National University

Prior to 1984, most of the training needs of Solomon Islands were done by various training institutions established by the government and administered by responsible ministries. Some of these training schools existed before Solomon Islands gained its independent in 1978. In 1984, an Act of Parliament called "Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Act was passed. This Act basically pooled all the existing schools then that were under the government to form the now the College of Higher Education. These schools 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 current schools: School of Education, School of Finance & Administration, School of Marine & Fisheries Stuides, 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. Late 2012, a bill was passed in parliament for the Solomon Islands National University to be initiated.