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In 2004, Etuate was awarded the '''New Zealand Regional Development Scholarship (NZRDS)''' in conjunction with the government of Tonga where he studied at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji for a Bachelor of Science majoring in Information Systems and Geography. He completed this degree in 2006 and graduated with '''BSc, Information Systems and Geography''' in 2007.

In 2004, Etuate was awarded the '''New Zealand Regional Development Scholarship (NZRDS)''' in conjunction with the government of Tonga where he studied at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji for a Bachelor of Science majoring in Information Systems and Geography. He completed this degree in 2006 and graduated with '''BSc, Information Systems and Geography''' in 2007.

In 2007, he was awarded an Internship at the South Pacific Applied Geo-Science Commission (SOPAC) which was funded under the Tonga Government/European Development Fund. On this role, he was supervised by Dr. Wolf Forstreuter where they conducted extensive research on a method for extracting bathymetric data from satellite imagery. The result from their work contributed to the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data in the Pacific. Towards the end of his Internship in 2008, he applied for and was awarded the '''Australian Overseas Development Aid Scholarship (AUSAID ODA) under the open category.''' This scholarship was awarded in 2009 and it supported Etuate with his studies towards a Master of Science in Internet-working at the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, Australia. It was during his time at UTS, that Etuate was awarded another casual scholarship ('''UTS Dean's award''') and the '''Faculty of Engineering and IT Cisco Academy scholarship''' to complete additional studies towards the Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) program at UTS. In November 2009 he completed the CCAI program and became a part-time Lecturer at UTS. In addition, he also taught at the University of Auckland Cisco academy and was instrumental in the creation of the Cisco Academy at Unitec Institute in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 2007, he was awarded an Internship at the South Pacific Applied Geo-Science Commission (SOPAC) which was funded under the Tonga Government/European Development Fund. On this role, he was supervised by Dr. Wolf Forstreuter where they conducted extensive research on a method for extracting bathymetric data from satellite imagery. The result from their work contributed to the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data in the Pacific.  

 

Towards the end of his Internship in 2008, he applied for and was awarded the '''Australian Overseas Development Aid Scholarship (AUSAID ODA) under the open category.''' This scholarship was awarded in 2009 and it supported Etuate with his studies towards a Master of Science in Internet-working at the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, Australia. It was during his time at UTS, that Etuate was awarded another casual scholarship ('''UTS Dean's award''') and the '''Faculty of Engineering and IT Cisco Academy scholarship''' to complete additional studies towards the Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) program at UTS. In November 2009 he completed the CCAI program and became a part-time Lecturer at UTS. In addition, he also taught at the University of Auckland Cisco academy and was instrumental in the creation of the Cisco Academy at Unitec Institute in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 2010, he graduated with a '''MSc Internet-working''' from UTS and was also awarded the '''Australian Prime Minister's Pacific Award''' for having completed his MSc degree with at least a Distinction grade (majority of completed courses were High Distinction). This award enabled Etuate to work in Australia for 3 months in an industry related to his degree of study. In addition to having completed his MSc degree, he also applied for a place to study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.  

In 2010, he graduated with a '''MSc Internet-working''' from UTS and was also awarded the '''Australian Prime Minister's Pacific Award''' for having completed his MSc degree with at least a Distinction grade (majority of completed courses were High Distinction). This award enabled Etuate to work in Australia for 3 months in an industry related to his degree of study. In addition to having completed his MSc degree, he also applied for a place to study towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded a place of study but not a scholarship.