Dear Students, Staff, Alumni, Partners and Benefactors,

On behalf of Divine Word University communities across all campuses in Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul, Wewak and Mount Hagen, I wish to introduce Divine Word University's theme for 2026: "Serving the Nation with Quality Education over 30 Years".  That theme will guide us in various dimensions of the life of the University over the coming year.

As a Christian institution, service to the nation is a primary value motivating the university. Graduates willingly contribute to human well-being at every level of society. The Divine Word Charter, which guides the University, calls for the institution to be incorporated legally into the State of Papua New Guinea since the Church's broad philosophy of education, based on total human development, simultaneously serves the goals of the nation.

Integral human development leads to quality education that focuses on the whole person, fostering their social, emotional, and cognitive development through excellent teaching, supportive learning environments, and access to appropriate tools. It equips learners with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to be productive in society, contribute to peaceful communities, and achieve personal well-being.

Divine Word University is the product of the vision of missionaries who founded a Catholic High School in 1968, and Divine Word Institute co-founded in 1977 with the Society of the Divine Word and the Missionary Sisters, Servants of the Holy Spirit. The Institute was elevated to the status of a Private Catholic University thirty years ago on 21st August, 1996, with the enabling Act of Parliament certified in December 1999.

Today, Divine Word University seeks to be the leading university, in the Catholic tradition, committed to integral human development, in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Region.  Acknowledging that vision, I renew the invitation to our partners, benefactors, donors, alumni, parents, and our partner, the Government of Papua New Guinea, to join us in our mission to bring about just and peaceful development for our communities throughout Papua New Guinea and beyond.

Wishing you a blessed and fruitful journey this year 2026