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Kour Fondasion Lir ek Ekrir Kreol Morisien

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Enn dat inportan zordi pou mwa, sa Samedi 11 Me 2024 la. Mo’nn koumans swiv kour fondasion dan “Lir ek Ekrir Kreol Morisien” dan Liniversite Moris.

Kour-la pou pandan enn mwa ek, alafin, mo espere mo pou konn lir ek ekrir mo lang maternel mari bien. Premie kour zordi ti par Prof. Arnaud Carpooran lor bann konsep fondamantal lor definision Kreol, kiete enn lang ek kouma Kreol Repiblik Moris ti evolie ek pou evolie dan letan. Zedi, nou pou ena nou premie kour lor lir ek ekrir ek mo panse ki mo pou kapav debrouye parski, depi 2-3 an, Christina inn met boukou laksan lor langaz kreol dan nou lakaz. Ler mo pou fini avek sa premie kour-la, mo pou ena enn deziem kour lor opsion administrasion, pou ki mo konn bien ekrir bann dokiman administratif ek bann rapor.

Mo pou swiv sa kour-la avek plin profeser ki bien konpetan: Arnaud Carpooran, Yani Maury, Gaëlle Bass, Yannick Bosquet, Beatrice Antonio-Françoise, Shrita Hassamal, Tenusha Jundoosing, Melanie Pérès ek Christina biensir.

ElectionsMauritius.com: Why? How? And the way forward.

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On Friday 3 May 2024, to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day 2024 of the United Nations, students in Communications and Journalism at the University of Mauritius in collaboration with Christina Meetoo organised a seminar on “Building Stronger and More Exciting Journalism for Mauritius”.

During the seminar, Christina and I made a joint presentation on one of our collaborative projects, ElectionsMauritius.com. This website was launched in 2014 during the general elections, was updated in 2019 and is in need of being revamped for the upcoming elections of 2024. The websites shows all constituencies, parties, candidates and their online presence (website, social network accounts, photos, etc.) The website, which has been working for ten years now without interruption, has a substantial number of visitors and this number is increasing on a daily basis.

Christina and I encouraged the students to contribute to ElectionsMauritius.com by supplying data on nomination day and on the day the results are released. We also asked the audience what kind of additional features and information they would like to have on the website. People mentioned fact-checking of what is being said by candidates as well as tracking of proposals made in electoral programmes. Both are very interesting.

During the seminar, we had a great presentation by Khalil Cassimally, the Head of Audience Insights at The Conversation as well as talks and videos by past winners of the Africa Fact-Checking Awards. We also enjoyed a video on the history of the press in Mauritius by a past student. A big thank you to the organisers and the audience. I really enjoyed making a presentation with Christina at the University of Mauritius.

(Bravo to Lloyd Lallmamode, Jatin Ramlowat, Vivek Bhunjun, Vanshika Pochun, Mansha Deenoo, Preetish Kishto, Diksha Caulleechurn, Joomun Taysiir, Lorynia Potage, Amanda Elizabeth and Amtul Kafee Taujoo, all of them currently students in Communications and Journalism.)

Emerging Technologies for a Sustainable Future during the National Science Week 2024

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On Thursday 28 March 2024, I was invited to make a presentation on “Emerging Technologies for a Sustainable Future” with the important subtitle of “And how important young people are for Mauritius”. This was during the National Science Week 2024 organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre at the Côte d’Or National Complex.

During my talk, I explained to a large group of young students of Grades 10-13 (Form IV to VI) what Vision 2030 is for Mauritius, how technology and innovation are important enablers to achieve this vision, how the country is facing major challenges (as is the rest of the world) and how, if we want to achieve a sustainable future, we need to have a critical mass of young professionals in green technologies and also in emerging technologies. I told the students that they are the “peopleware” of Mauritius and they are more important than hardware and/or software.

At the end, I also told them that while Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths are essential subjects, it is also important for them to develop their soft skills. Finally, I also told them to develop an artistic side in order to see further ahead…

A big thank you to the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre for organising such an interesting event with a special mention for Dr Ellora Dhunnoo, Dr Aman Maulloo, Dr Bhamini Kamudu and Ms Natasha Nastali.