Whereas the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea at the Kainantu, Wau, Wasu and Ogelbeng Synods and the Gutnius Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea and the Morobe Provincial Government (the partners) have agreed to establish the Lutheran University of Papua New Guinea (LUPNG) and have duly appointed a Establishment Committee (the Committee) to undertake all work necessary to give effect to the partners resolve to so establish the Lutheran University, it is henceforth determined that;

1. The Committee so established under the resolutions of each of the partners shall undertake its assignment in the partnership spirit.

2. The Committee in order to give effect to the desire of the partners to establish the Lutheran University with enrollment intakes scheduled for 2010 (revised to 2013), the Committee acknowledges and fully endorses that vital tasks have been completed and shall embark on further work in the following areas.

2.1 The Lutheran University Act No. 12 of 2006 is to be reviewed on the basis of all previous resolutions passed by the partners and the Committee prior to its passage by Parliament as to whether or not that Act requires amendment and or repeal.

2.2 The Committee will ensure Morobe Provincial Government continues to provide financial support to assist establish the Lutheran University of Papua New Guinea in accordance with the Agreement (the Agreement) signed between the partners and the Committee and the Committee will continue to report to Morobe Provincial Government as occurred in the preceding period in accordance with the Agreement.

2.3 The Lutheran University will expand the educational charter of the Lutheran Churches in Papua New Guinea by extending educational opportunities to all citizens of Papua New Guinea through a university setting. The Lutheran University envisages to develop four academic schools or departments by 2010 (revised to 2013) viz Theology, Education (Primary, Elementary & Vocational) Nursing (Rural Health Services) and AgriBusiness.

2.4 The Lutheran University is planned to be an international premier university providing a tertiary education to students in Papua New Guinea and the region of South East Asia and the Pacific.

2.5 The Chairman of the Committee will continually communicate with the Committee Members and major stakeholders with information and progress about the establishment of the Lutheran University.

2.6 The Chairman of the Committee will continually keep the Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea and Gutnius Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea and the Governor of Morobe Province appraised of the University’s development and continually seek their counsel.

2.9 The Committee will continue to work closely with the Office of Higher Education, Department of Education, Teaching Services Commission, National Planning and Development Department and other government agencies including donor agencies to seek their financial and other resources support as the Lutheran University is established.

2.10 The Committee will continue to secure the services of individuals to provide expertise-guiding development of the Lutheran University.

2.11 The Committee shall endorse development plans to address the many aspects of the University’s development and ensure those plans are to be continually reviewed.

2.12 The University will prepare a Master Plan for the overall physical development of the University.

2.13 The Committee will continually provide information to the establishing Churches, the Morobe Provincial Government and the National Government.

2.14 The Committee will develop staff training programmes for Balob Teachers College and Martin Lutheran Seminary and others to increase manpower capacity to meet the relevant academic programme demands.

2.15 The Lutheran University will provide educational opportunities for on line learning or by electronic means wherever possible.

2.16 The Lutheran University will ensure that all physical and academic plans and programmes are in place to take its first enrolments by 2010 (revised to 2013).

2.17 The Lutheran University will develop its own website.

2.18 The Lutheran University will prepare a newsletter quarterly and disseminate information on it concerning progress of development to the partners and stakeholders.

2.19 The Lutheran University will lodge application seeking approval of positions from the Department of Labour and Employment to enable adequate non citizen lecturers are available to teach and to enhance citizen academic manpower capacity building programmes.