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Myriam BlinHead of the Leadership Centre, Charles Telfair Campus
Development Economist with focus on gender, political economy and education. Currently leading the executive education and think tank project at the Charles Telfair Campus, Mauritius. Previously worked as an academic in the UK (Manchester University and the School of Oriental and Africa Studies), the UAE (HCT Women’s college) and Mauritius (Middlesex University Mauritius, Aberystwyth University Mauritius and the Open University). Holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester and researched and taught in the areas of international economics, gender economics, political economy of development, education and research methodology.
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Wondering what AI actually is? Here are the 7 things it can do for...
Sandra Peter, Director of Sydney Executive Plus, University of Sydney and Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney.
You know we’ve reached peak interest in artificial intelligence (AI) when Oprah Winfrey...
Freedom for Chagos Islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, located in the central Indian Ocean. For years, Mauritius has claimed...
How does a disease spread from animals to humans? A lot has to do...
Barry Schoub, Emeritus professor of virology, Wits University, University of the Witwatersrand
COVID stunned the world with an unanticipated pandemic. Now mpox, a disease which originated in animals, has been declared a global public health...
WIO Futures : l’océanographie dans un paysage géopolitique complexe
La conférence WIO Futures 2024 s’est achevée avec succès le 17 septembre dernier. L’évènement, qui s’est tenu au Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel à Port-Louis, a rassembé près de quatre-vingts participants dont un large panel d’océanographes,...
Put a Price on Shipping Emissions
Shania Scotland, Climate Smart Agriculture officer at the World University Service of Canada
While shipping is essential to the global economy, so is reducing the associated pollution. Requiring shipping companies to pay for their vessels’...