The University of the South Pacific sought to develop a new campus in the Marshall Islands. The $US2 million campus is situated in a renovated section of the Long Island Hotel in Majuro which had previously been acquired by the Marshall Islands government. The government contributed $US 500,000 to the renovations while the USP provided the balance.
This campus is an important component of USP’s regional campus strategy as the main campus in the Northern Pacific. The previous campus was a temporary facility, which had insufficient classrooms. University operations were split at two places and the learning environment in terms of computer lab, science lab, and quality of staff offices required uplifting to the university’s branding and excellence standards.
The new Campus has the capacity to serve over 1000 students, with approximately 500 students enrolled at the time of completion. Further future expansion is planned, as only one of three buildings has been renovated. The Campus was previously the fully functioning beachfront Long Island Hotel, providing students and staff with one of the most beautiful of all the pacific campuses.
In addition to Academic facilities and services, the new Marshall Island Campus will offer a range of social, cultural, and sporting activities. The campus will have a café where students can enjoy meals. There will be a campus choir and music facilities with a range of instruments available. For sporting activities, the campus will boast a recently renovated tennis courts, table tennis and beach volleyball, a fitness center/gym, kayaks, and snorkeling equipment to explore the campus reef. The campus also hosts the Majuro Ocean Sports Club that has state-of-the-art outrigger paddling canoes and plans to include swimming, water safety, standup paddling, and surfing in the club’s activities.
The first stage of the renovation includes covers an approximately Total Floor Area of 3800m2.
- Project
- Marshall Islands USP Campus Project
- Location
- Majuro, Marshall Islands
- Client
- University of the South Pacific
- Project Type
- Education & Training
- Year Completed
- 2018