I was at the Opening Ceremony of the International Conference on International Trade and Investment held at Le Meridien today. I congratulate the University of Mauritius for the award of the WTO Chairs Programme and for the organisation of the Conference. The University’s endeavour to promote research in International Trade, a field that is of significant importance for growth, development and poverty reduction, is indeed commendable. I appreciate that the Conference brings together scholars from around the world to discuss and share their research on a number of pertinent issues linked to International Trade and Investment, especially in the context of developing countries.I thank all the participants for their continued effort to contribute to knowledge on the various sub-disciplines in the area of International Trade and for disseminating their research during this Conference. I wish them all very fruitful deliberations.
About Me
- Rajesh Jeetah
- 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
