Fiji, June 1 -- Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned the heavy reliance on foreign consultants in shaping the country's education system, warning that the future of Solomon Islands children "cannot be outsourced."

Following a chance meeting with a consultant involved in an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported review of the Solomon Islands high school curriculum, Dr Aqorau said the encounter highlighted a broader concern about who is making decisions that will shape the nation's future.

"Too often, those who are closest to the lived realities of our people are pushed to the margins, while external consultants and global companies are placed at the centre of decisions that shape o...