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Dr Jeetah was elected Member of the National Assembly in December 2003 for the first time for Constituency No.7 (Piton/Rivière du Rempart), and remained so until April 2005. Dr Jeetah was re-elected as: • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port-Rose Belle), in 2005 and became Minister of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives (2005 to 2008).He became Minister of Health & Quality of Life (2008 to 2010). • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.10 (Montagne Blanche- GRSE)in 2010 and became Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology till 2014. Education and Qualifications: a. University of Cambridge (2002 -2003) - ACU Research Fellowship b. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) (1984-1993) • BSc (Hons) – Textile Technology • PhD – Textile Technology

"BRIDGING THE DEVELOPMENT GAP IN AFRICA THROUGH OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING"

 
I am actually attending the third Conference and General Assembly of the Africa Council for Distance Education (ACDE) at Mlimani City Conference centre Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.The Africa Council for Distance Education (ACDE) is a continental educational organization comprising of African universities and other higher education institutions, which are committed to expanding access to quality education and training through Open and Distance Learning (ODL). The theme selected for the 2011 Conference is:"BRIDGING THE DEVELOPMENT GAP IN AFRICA THROUGH OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING".
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