Dr Joy Beesoon

Currently the Marketing and Public Relations Manager of the Open University of Mauritius, Dr Joy Beesoon is a Certified Digital Marketing Professional from the Digital Marketing Institute (UK) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Communication, a Master’s degree in Media Management and a PhD with research in social media and higher education marketing. Dr Beesoon previously worked at the Mauritius College of the Air as Coordinator/Producer, where he produced over a hundred educational programmes, including documentaries and studio-based productions for adult learners, schools and for TV broadcasting.  Joy has also been the Programme Coordinator of the Audiovisual Production module run by the Mauritius College of the Air and a also part-time lecturer in Audiovisual Production for over a decade. He was awarded the prestigious Fulbright scholarship by the U.S. Department of State to pursue postgraduate studies in Media Management at Syracuse University (USA).