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Sir Alkan Tololo was the director of Papua New Guinea's education department and the first Papua New Guinean to be chancellor of both the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech). He also became chancellor of Vudal University, as well as holding diplomatic posts in Australia and Malaysia.
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- ↑ "University Sports in Papua New Guinea Moves Forward". International University Sports Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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