UPNG introduces security features

In a first, the University of Papua New Guinea is leading the way in combating identity theft and fraud, with the introduction of its security-protected diploma and degree certificates.

Vice Chancellor, Ian Findlay, highlighted this at the start of their weeklong graduation.

In what is believed to be the first for the country and the region, graduates, employers and anyone can simply scan their QR codes to determine the genuinety of a certificate, name and details of the graduate and confirm the degree obtained.

Vice Chancellor Findlay says the brand new state-of-the-art graduation certificates are to protect the graduates' qualifications, to combat fraud and strengthen trust in their higher education.

He says in recent years, the proliferation of fake certificates has emerged as a serious concern globally and within Papua New Guinea with estimates that in Papua New Guinea, up to 35% of certificates can be fake.

Findlay explains what these new security features on the certificates include.

With recent cases of identity fraud, the premier university is moving in the right direction.