Keynote Address

Student Experience in COVID: A Quality Assurance Perspective

Prof Romeela Mohee is currently the Higher Education Commissioner of Mauritius, whereby she is responsible for the apex body (HEC) regulating all public and private universities in Mauritius. She holds an engineering degree in Energy and Environment from a Grande Ecole d’Ingenieurs, the Institute National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France, (under a French Scholarship) and a PhD from the University of Mauritius. Romeela has 25 years of academic experience as a Professor and Head of Department in the field of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, as well as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 2009 to 2012 and Vice Chancellor of the national University from 2013 to 2016. She has also held the position of National Research Chair in Solid Waste Management at the Mauritius Research Council. Prof Mohee is an experienced Education Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the development of higher education models and policies. She has worked at the Commonwealth of Learning from 2017 to 2020 as an Education Specialist and has assisted many Commonwealth member states in their development of higher education policies and strategies. She expertly guided governments and institutions on e-learning for sustainable development, quality assurance and employability. She also developed an employability readiness model for Higher Education Institutions in the Commonwealth. She has published over 100 international research and conference papers, edited 2 books, 8 book chapters, and has supervised to date more than 50 undergraduate and 30 masters and doctoral students in the field of energy and environmental engineering. Her expertise has been recognized both at national and regional level. She has been Vice President of the Maurice Ile Durable Steering Committee and has held the position of environmental assessor for the Environment and Land Use tribunal. She has carried out more than 20 major consultancy projects in the field of environmental science and engineering. Professor Mohee has received a number of awards and recognitions including the winner of the African Union best woman scientist award for Science Technology and Innovation in 2009. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and a Fellow of the Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology (FMAST), Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers UK (F IChemE) and she is among others an Associate member of the International Association of Universities (IAU).