Dr NATH VARMA Oomandra Nath

Chairperson of OU Board
Dr Oomandra Nath Nath Varma, OSK, holds a BA (Hons) in Sociology, MA (Sociology), PGCE, PhD (Education). He has been an Education Officer with 11 years of teaching experience at the New Eton College. He joined the Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE) in 1991 as Lecturer. He was subsequently Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Deputy Director (2011) and the Director of the Mauritius Institute of Education (2013-2021). He also held the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Mauritius (2017-2021). He is currently engaged as an expert with the World Bank on the Africa Centre of Excellence Project under the aegis of the Association of African Universities. He is also Advisor on “Curriculum and Pedagogy to the Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology.” He is also the Chairperson of the Academi Kreol Repiblik Moris [AKRM].