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CPE examinations
Following the request of the Parent Teachers Association of Catholic Aided Schools, Lucien Finette, Director of the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) affirmed that the CPE exams would be postponed only if it is really necessary.
The PTA had requested to re-schedule the dates fixed for the exams of the Certificate of Primary Education. Instead of starting on October 20, they had requested the exams to start one week later, that is on October 27. According to Norbert Potié, secretary of the association, such initiative will allow the students and the teachers to complete their syllabus which has been disrupted by the closing down of the schools for ten days because of the swine flu.
For Finette, the MES is already thinking of the possibility of postponing the exams and is prepared for such eventuality. However, he affirmed that this decision must be taken by the Ministry; the MES would only facilitate the decision.
Project leaders
The University of Technology, Mauritius, in collaboration with Team Synthesis is offering a course in leadership from November 9 to 13.
The course aims at empowering the project leaders, project managers and all those involved in project management with the skills needed to build high performance teams that can drive projects to successful completion and obtain the desired outcome.
The course will be conducted over five days covering project leadership and management key areas, best practices, case studies, course works, computer-based interactive sessions, group work and knowledge benchmarking. Successful participants will be given a Project Leadership Certification which will be accredited by the UTM.
Experienced professionals of international repute will be speaking at the event and will be giving meaningful insights on key areas of project management. Participants will also be given hands-on exposure to broaden their horizons on the alternatives
available in this ever-changing world of project management. The deadline for registration has been fixed for Monday, November 2.
Lecture on archeology
The University of Mauritius organised a public lecture on Archeology and the Public, to analyse the public perception of archeology in the 21st century in Reduit on August 26. The guest speaker, Prof. Geoffrey Summers, University of Ankara, showed a broader look of Archeology and also commented on Archeology and the Mauritian public.
The lecture was an opportunity for Prof. Summers to explain to the public present the importance of the historical sites in Mauritius such as Ile de la Passe and the Aapravasi Ghat. He emphasized the preservation and conservation of these sites for the future generations.
During the talk, Prof. Summers pointed out that the seven pyramids found in sugarcane fields in Plaine Magnien were not the tombs of pharaohs in Mauritius but rather, they were built by labourers to clear the fields.
Note that Prof. Summers is a very famous personality in the world of Archeology. He directed the Kerkenes project, an innovative remote sensing survey and exacavation of the largest pre-hellenistic capital in Turkey. Recently, he was decorated by Queen Elizabeth II for his services rendered to the field of Archeology.
Mare Tabac school
Mare Tabac Government School is celebrating its 60th anniversary on September 1.
The school opened its doors on September 1, 1949 with only 23 pupils. At that period, the school building was made of thatch and the partition of classrooms was made of ravenale. In 1953, the school moved to a building of wood and iron sheets. By that time, the school population had increased to 200. The present school building was inaugurated in September 1979.
Mare Tabac has made great progress in the past few years. The percentage pass at the CPE has considerably increased from 85.7% in 2006 to 94% in 2008.
Mare Tabac Government School is found in a rural village which was itself named after an old sugar estate factory built in 1829. Rivière Tabac also flows in the vicinity.
Following the request of the Parent Teachers Association of Catholic Aided Schools, Lucien Finette, Director of the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES) affirmed that the CPE exams would be postponed only if it is really necessary.
The PTA had requested to re-schedule the dates fixed for the exams of the Certificate of Primary Education. Instead of starting on October 20, they had requested the exams to start one week later, that is on October 27. According to Norbert Potié, secretary of the association, such initiative will allow the students and the teachers to complete their syllabus which has been disrupted by the closing down of the schools for ten days because of the swine flu.
For Finette, the MES is already thinking of the possibility of postponing the exams and is prepared for such eventuality. However, he affirmed that this decision must be taken by the Ministry; the MES would only facilitate the decision.
Project leaders
The University of Technology, Mauritius, in collaboration with Team Synthesis is offering a course in leadership from November 9 to 13.
The course aims at empowering the project leaders, project managers and all those involved in project management with the skills needed to build high performance teams that can drive projects to successful completion and obtain the desired outcome.
The course will be conducted over five days covering project leadership and management key areas, best practices, case studies, course works, computer-based interactive sessions, group work and knowledge benchmarking. Successful participants will be given a Project Leadership Certification which will be accredited by the UTM.
Experienced professionals of international repute will be speaking at the event and will be giving meaningful insights on key areas of project management. Participants will also be given hands-on exposure to broaden their horizons on the alternatives
Lecture on archeology
The University of Mauritius organised a public lecture on Archeology and the Public, to analyse the public perception of archeology in the 21st century in Reduit on August 26. The guest speaker, Prof. Geoffrey Summers, University of Ankara, showed a broader look of Archeology and also commented on Archeology and the Mauritian public.
The lecture was an opportunity for Prof. Summers to explain to the public present the importance of the historical sites in Mauritius such as Ile de la Passe and the Aapravasi Ghat. He emphasized the preservation and conservation of these sites for the future generations.
During the talk, Prof. Summers pointed out that the seven pyramids found in sugarcane fields in Plaine Magnien were not the tombs of pharaohs in Mauritius but rather, they were built by labourers to clear the fields.
Note that Prof. Summers is a very famous personality in the world of Archeology. He directed the Kerkenes project, an innovative remote sensing survey and exacavation of the largest pre-hellenistic capital in Turkey. Recently, he was decorated by Queen Elizabeth II for his services rendered to the field of Archeology.
Mare Tabac school
Mare Tabac Government School is celebrating its 60th anniversary on September 1.
The school opened its doors on September 1, 1949 with only 23 pupils. At that period, the school building was made of thatch and the partition of classrooms was made of ravenale. In 1953, the school moved to a building of wood and iron sheets. By that time, the school population had increased to 200. The present school building was inaugurated in September 1979.
Mare Tabac has made great progress in the past few years. The percentage pass at the CPE has considerably increased from 85.7% in 2006 to 94% in 2008.
Mare Tabac Government School is found in a rural village which was itself named after an old sugar estate factory built in 1829. Rivière Tabac also flows in the vicinity.
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