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DIMANCHE 11 SEPTEMBRE 2016
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Chevening Scholarships
Six Mauritian professionals have been chosen for the 2016/17
he British High Commission is pleased to announce that six Mauritian professionals have been chosen for the 2016/17 Chevening Scholarships. The scholarship is awarded to talented professionals who demonstrate the potential to become future leaders across a wide range of fields. It is fully funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and covers one year of post-graduate studies in a British university. The scholars will start their courses in the UK this September. The scholars officially received their awards from the British High Commissioner on 8 September 2016. The Scholars are:
Romanja Bhookul Romanja will study an LLM in Corporate Law at Durham University, UK. She worked as Compliance Officer at NinetyEast Fund Services Ltd between 2014 and 2016 and recently joined the Legal and Compliance Department at Juristax Ltd. On receiving her award, she said: “Chevening is a life-changing opportunity. I feel extremely honoured to have received such a prestigious award. An LLM will help me to achieve my full potential and provide me with the required expertise to address issues pertaining to financial regulation and maintaining the integrity of the financial system in Mauritius. I also look forward to build longlasting and positive relationships with bright minds from around the world. Being a scholar for a year and a Chevener for life is such an immense privilege.”
Kaushik Goburdhun
Kaushik will study and LLM in Bank-
ing and Finance at Queen Mary University, London. He has worked in both private and public sector organisations and has been the Chief Legal Adviser of the Independent Commission Against Corruption for the past 10 years. On receiving his award, he said: “I am deeply honoured to have been selected by the British High Commission as a successful applicant for the Chevening Scholarship. Studying compliance, with respect to complex cross-border financial transactions, as part of the LLM Banking and Finance, in the heart of the world’s leading financial centre, will undoubtedly contribute to opening multiple avenues for career growth. “.
Avinash Jasgray
Avinash will study Project Planning and Management at the University of Bradford. He has worked for the National Empowerment Foundation for five years and one year for the National
RUN FOR PEACE TRAIL
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es Rotary clubs de Vacoas , Ebene , Tamarin Les Salines , Albion ainsi qu’avec les clubs Rotary de Tsimbaroa et Ivandry (Madagascar ) , et le club Rotary de ST PIERRE ENTRE DEUX ( Ile de la Réunion) organisent The Run for Peace Trail le samedi 24 September2016 au Domaine La Grave , Midlands, de 7 heures à 14h00 . Ces clubs veulent sensibiliser la population mauricienne sur l’importance de la paix dans le monde. Le Rotary est une organisation mondiale où des millions de Rotariens de normes éthiques élevées partagent la même passion du développement de l’écart d’acquisition. Depuis sa création en 1905 , il y a maintenant plus de 35.000 clubs et 1.2M Rotariens du monde entier et les Rotariens se sont engagés à améliorer la vie des personnes dans le besoin à travers le service au-dessus de soi . Quelques 1500 participants sont attendus à Run Rotary pour la paix Trail 2016. Les participants contribueront à l’événement et sponsors seront cherché à parrainer l’événement. City Sport a reconnaissance acceptée d’être notre sponsor Platinum pour cette année. D’où le sentier sera connu sous le nom RUN FOR PEACE TRAIL - par
ROTARY & CITY SPORTS. Le Trail sera composé de 3 tracks- A- 3 Kms, B- 7 KMS , C- 11 Kms . Tous les participants contribueront à l’événement et en retour, ils recevront un T-shirt personnalisé. Guides et l’équipe médicale seront présents le jour sur le site, ainsi que d’une ambulance . La piste sera menée par une équipe professionnelle à savoir Pat Loisirs. Les gagnants de chaque catégorie recevront des prix. Les clubs vont essayer de fournir à tous les participants un certificat , un sac à dos , une boisson énergétique , ainsi que collation. Les Rotary clubs envisagent de faire de cet événement un projet annuel et des sports de la ville a accepté d’être un partenaire majeur pour les clubs rotatifs .
ogy and Entrepreneurship at the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, UK. She has previously studied Chemistry and Pharmacognosy. In the past years she had worked actively on various research projects at the University of Mauritius and later on at CIDP Research and Innovation, a private research laboratory. As part of the professional scientific pool of Mauritius she had been
about to begin!”
Sailendra Seewoogalam
Sailendra will study an MSc in Geoinformatics for Building Information Modelling at the School of Geomatic Engineering, University College London. He has been working as Senior Surveyor in different departments at the Ministry of Housing and Lands since 2012. On re-
(from left to right): Romanja Bhookul, Sailendra Seewoogalam, Avinash Jasgray, Antish Maroam, Oumadevi Rangasamy, Kaushik Goburdhun.
Women Council. He has also worked for six months for RUDO (Rural Unity Development Organisation) in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He is very active in youth-led organisations like the Rotaract Club of Mahebourg and Plaine Magnien Youngsters Academy. “All my life I have been working towards this. Since 2009 I have been working on community empowerment projects in Zimbabwe and here in the Grand Port district. While I am studying abroad, I want to learn how to better design, manage and fund the projects I am so passionate about. I have a dream to bridge the divides between vulnerable communities here in Mauritius. I am sure that through my studies I will find a way to support such communities when I return.”
Antish Maroam
Antish will study an LLM Tax Law at Queen Mary University, London. Antish has been working at PwC Mauritius as a Tax Consultant since 2014. In 2015, he was awarded a secondment at the World Bank in Washington D.C. for six months where he worked on the Paying Taxes indicator. Antish holds an LLB and is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA). On receiving his award he said: “This is a fantastic opportunity. Taxation is a defining element of our economy and is ever changing. Mauritius will be required to adapt to these changes and will need to be guided by appropriate tax strategies. The Chevening Scholarship provides me the opportunity to gain more knowledge in the field and help my country in the future.”
Oumadevi Rangasamy
Oumadevi will study for an MSc in Applied Biopharmaceutical Biotechnol-
on the National Biotechnology Committee assigned to draft the first road map for a National Biotechnology Cluster in Mauritius. On receiving her award, she said: “Receiving the Chevening Scholarship is in many ways an acknowledgement that I am right to believe that I can make a difference for my country and myself. Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology has far reaching prospect in Mauritius and I am convinced that the British savoir faire would greatly contribute skills and knowledge that would spur innovation and development in that sector locally. Now, I stand poised behind the starting block more than ready to bolt at the sound of the gunshot. A new journey is
ceiving his award he said: “Chevening scholarship is once-in-alifetime opportunity. It is a defining edge for me. Land is the basis of all development, be it from an economic, social or environmental perspective and it is very scarce for a small island country like Mauritius which is only 2040 km². Its judicious use is therefore imperative for Sustainable Development. Geoinformatics with Building Information Modelling is the latest technology being adopted in developed countries for effective and efficient management land and development of Smart Cities. As such, the world class British experience on Geoinformatics will be a valuable asset for my island country.”
British High Commissioner Jonathan Drew :
“The UK Government’s Chevening scholarships have been awarded to many of the best and brightest talents in Mauritius. This year we are offering up to eight scholarships, a four-fold increase from when I first arrived here. They will return to Mauritius with enhanced skills and will be in an ideal position to use their expertise to help Mauritius as it grows and develops further into the future.” The Chevening Scholarships programme started in 1984. It was originally called the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarships and Awards Scheme. A few years later the name was changed to Chevening - after Chevening House in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, which is currently the joint official residence of the Foreign Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister. Applications for the Chevening Scholarships 2017/18 are open until 8 November 2016 . The guidance can be consulted here: http://www.chevening.org/mauritius/ 3. Senior Chevening Alumni in Mauritius include the Director of Public Prosecutions, Satyajit Boolell, and the Minister of Public Infrastructure Nando Bodha. 4. For further information, contact: Jean Philippe L’Eveque, mobile: 5253 0441 is currently the joint official residence of the Foreign Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister. Applications for the Chevening Scholarships 2017/18 are open until 8 November 2016 . The guidance can be consulted here: http://www.chevening.org/mauritius/ 3. Senior Chevening Alumni in Mauritius include the Director of Public Prosecutions, Satyajit Boolell, and the Minister of Public Infrastructure Nando Bodha. 4. For further information, contact: Jean Philippe L’Eveque, mobile: 5253 0441