Dr BESSOONDYAL Hemant

OU Board Member
Dr H Bessoondyal is the Director of the Mauritius Institute of Education since 8 June 2022. Dr Bessoondyal holds a PhD in Mathematics from Curtin University of Technology, an MPhil, an MSc and a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Poona, India. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Education Studies from the University of Brighton, UK and a Post Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education from the MIE. He joined the Mauritius Institute of Education in 1994 as Lecturer and climbed the ladder to Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor. Dr Bessoondyal has shouldered various key responsibilities at the MIE, namely Head of the Mathematics Education Department, Ag. Head of School of Science and Mathematics, Quality Assurance Coordinator, Head of Higher Studies Cell as well as Chair of MIE Award Committee for Programmes pertaining to Early Childhood Education and Primary Education. He is also a member of the Private Secondary Education Authority (PSEA) Board.

He has been  elevated to the rank of Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (O.S.K.) in the field of tertiary education since 12 March 2024;

● the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education since April 2023;

● Board member of the Private Secondary Education Authority; and

● Board member of the National Examinations Board.