The Papua New Guinea National Research Institute (PNG NRI) is a
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and
development
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research institute
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in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
. After
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it was established as an independent statutory authority by Act of Parliament. It absorbing other institutes in 1988, and took its current name in 1993.
History
In 1961 the New Guinea Research Unit (NGRU) was established in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
as part of the
Australian National University
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.
When PNG gained independence in 1975, the NGRU became the Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research (IASER), established by legislative act.
IASER began functioning formally on 1 January 1976, expanding its scope to publish monographs, discussion papers and bibliographies.
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In 1988 IASER absorbed both the Educational Research Unit (originally part of the ]University of Papua New Guinea
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...
) and the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies (IPNGS).[ The IPNGS had existed from 1974 to 1988, with a mandate to preserve and research "traditional indigenous culture" in Papua New Guinea. Ulli Beier was director from 1974 to 1978; subsequent directors were John Kolia, Kumalau Tawali and Andrew Strathern.][
]
References
Research institutes in Papua New Guinea
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