Uma Kowlesser
Vacoas
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Officer & Ag. Computer Officer
State Trading Corporation
- Managed executive tasks and acted as the computer officer.
Clerical Officer
Government of Mauritius
- Performed clerical duties and supported various administrative functions.
Registrar
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
07.2013
- Responsible for providing secretarial services to the Council of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute & Rabindranath Tagore Institute, overseeing HR matters, security, admissions, examinations, and health and safety.
Administrative Assistant
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
05.1991 - 10.2024
- Provided administrative support and assisted in the management of office tasks.
Assistant Registrar
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
10.2002 - 01.2013
- Assisted in administrative functions and supported the Registrar in various duties.
Education
MSc in Educational Leadership -
University of Leicester
12.2010
Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership -
University of Leicester
12.2007
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management -
Mauritius College of the Air/Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
12.2004
Bachelor of Arts with Second Class Honours (1st Division) Economics with Management Studies -
Napier University
12.1998
Certificate in Computer Science and Programming -
University of Mauritius
12.1989
Diploma in Public Administration and Management -
University of Mauritius
12.1986
Skills
Product development and expansion
Organizational Leadership
Business start up
Operating Budgets
Secondaryeducation
Loreto Convent, Port Louis, School Certificate, 11/01/77, 12/31/77, Higher School Certificate, 11/01/80, 12/31/80
Shortattachment
Sponsorship for a short attachment to India, 11/15/04, 12/23/04, National Assessment and Accreditation Council, University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration
Institutionaldutiesresponsibilities
Providing secretarial services to the Council of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) & Rabindranath Tagore Institute (RTI), HR matters, Security of premises, Admissions & Examinations Section (academic matters), Chief Examinations Officer, Academic Board, Cultural Advisory Committee, Research and Publications Committee, Central Quality Assurance Committee, Institutional Strategic Planning Committee, Examinations Committee, Board of Examiners, Library Committee, Safety & Health Committee, Appointments Committees I, II & Special Appointments Committee, Audit Committee, Staff Committee, Finance Committee
Previousresponsibilities
- Quality Assurance Matters, Representative of the MGI on Quality Assurance Committee of the Tertiary Education Commission (2003 to 2008), University of Mauritius Orientation Committee (2006-09), Senate Examinations Sub-Committee of University of Mauritius (up to 2010)
- Strategic Planning, Member of the team set up by Management to draft the strategic objectives, action steps and Annual Operational Plans based on the MGI Strategic Plan 2005-2008., Member of the Planning, Implementation and Monitoring Unit set up by Council in 2002 to prepare the Report on Education in line with the Reforms in Education for January 2003., Prepared the 3-year Strategic Plan and the Annual Operational Plans for Central Administration to be integrated within the Institutional Strategic Plan 2000-2003.
Awardsmemberships
- Lifetime Achievers Award 2017, CEO Global (South Africa)
- Mauritius Institute of Directors
- Women Leadership Academy Batch 1 – MIoD & Dale Carnegie
Personal Information
- Title: Registrar
- Date of Birth: 10/28/60
- Marital Status: Married
Training
- Management of Computerisation Projects, Sitrac Ltd, 06/01/95
- Seminar on Institutional Planning, In-house seminar by Mrs J. Indiresen, Consultant from NIEPA, India, 02/01/97
- Seminar on Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights, MASA & WIPO, 04/22/99
- Seminar on The Setting up of Institutional Quality Assurance Systems, Tertiary Education Commission, 12/06/99
- Certificate Course on Communication Skills for Managers, Mauritius College of the Air, 04/01/02
- Training on MS ISO 9001:2000 – Quality Management Systems & Internal Audit, Mauritius Standards Bureau, 04/24/06
- Regional Workshop on managing Intellectual Property (IP) and Successful Technology Licensing, MRC and WIPO, 08/01/07
- One-day International Conference on Strategy and Competition, BSP School of Accountancy & Management, 04/02/14
- Lecture on Corporate & Modern Management, National Productivity and Competitiveness Council, 04/16/14
Timeline
Registrar
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
07.2013
Assistant Registrar
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
10.2002 - 01.2013
Administrative Assistant
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
05.1991 - 10.2024
Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership -
University of Leicester
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management -
Mauritius College of the Air/Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Bachelor of Arts with Second Class Honours (1st Division) Economics with Management Studies -
Napier University
Certificate in Computer Science and Programming -
University of Mauritius
Diploma in Public Administration and Management -
University of Mauritius
Executive Officer & Ag. Computer Officer
State Trading Corporation
Clerical Officer
Government of Mauritius
MSc in Educational Leadership -
University of Leicester
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