CEFI and Western Pacific University Sign MoU to Strengthen Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Education

Source: Post - Courier

The Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) and Western Pacific University (WPU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaboratively promote entrepreneurship, fintech, financial literacy, and microfinance education in Papua New Guinea. The MoU outlines several areas of collaboration, including support for WPU's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub programs, establishment of a Fintech Hub, curriculum development and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program impact, and fostering industry linkages and stakeholder engagement.

The signing ceremony took place on April 11 in Mt. Hagen, with CEFI’s Acting Executive Director, Mr. Peter Samuel, and WPU President, Dr. Janet Rangou, officiating the event. Mr. Samuel expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, highlighting WPU's innovative spirit and the shared mission to empower people through education.