The requirement for all foreign investments to be approved by the Solomon Islands Government allows the exercise of some control over the establishment of new tertiary institutions in the country. In 2008, the Solomon Islands Government rejected an application to establish an institution to be called The University of Honiara. The proposal was rejected on the grounds that the institution was unaccredited.
a) International regulatory and policy frameworks
Education for All (EFA)
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
United Nations Literacy Decade
UNESCO’s Four Pillars of Education
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
b) Regional agreements
The Solomon Islands is a member of the multi-nation USP consortium.
Pacific Islands Forum Basic Education Action Plan (FBEAP)
Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of Basic Education (PRIDE) Project
Pacific Education for Sustainable Development Framework
Pacific Education Development Framework (PEDF) 2009-2015
The Pacific Plan (the Pacific Plan Task Force is managed by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General)
Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC)
c) National regulations and policy
Education Act (1978)
Foreign Investment Act (2005)
Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Act (1984)
Solomon Islands National Education Action Plan 2007 - 2009
Solomon Islands Government Education Strategic Framework 2007 – 2015
Teacher education and development policy statement
Education for living: draft policy on technical, vocational education and training (2004)
Policy statement and guidelines for tertiary education in Solomon Islands (2009)
National Education Action Plan 2010-2012
MEHRD, Policy statement and guidelines for the Tertiary Education in Solomon Islands, February 2010
d) State/District regulations and policy
None.
e) University policies
The Solomon Islands is one of twelve Pacific island states that jointly own the University of the South Pacific. As one of the larger member-states and a financial contributor to the USP budget, the Solomon Islands are likely to have some influence over the direction of the University’s policy.