Marina Fatima Confait is a Seychellois retired civil servant. She served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles from March 2012 to February 2014, and as Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2021.
Marina Confait | |
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.jpg) Confait in 2019 | |
| 2nd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles | |
| In office March 2012 – February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rolph Payet |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Hardy |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Katholieke Universiteit Brussel Edith Cowan University |
| Profession | civil servant |
Biography edit
Confait's first role was in January 1977 as a secondary school teacher. She went on to work in a variety of ministries. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of the National Human Resources Development Council (NHRDC).[1] She studied at the Katholieke Universiteit Brussel, completing her degree in 1997.[2]
In March 2012, she was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles.[3] In February 2014, she resigned[4] to pursue her PhD at Edith Cowan University, graduating in 2018.[5]
In February 2019, Confait became the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She continued in this position until her retirement in 2021.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "President Ramkalawan meets long-serving retiring officer". www.statehouse.gov.sc. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Confait, Marina (1997). Identification of training needs, University of the Indian Océan. Katholieke Universiteit Brussel. OCLC 690523182.
- ^ "President announces first phase of government restructuring". Seychelles Nation Online. National Information Services Agency (NISA). 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
The President has appointed Marina Confait as the new vice-chancellor and Lucy Athanasius as pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Seychelles.
- ^ "UniSey gets new vice-chancellor". Seychelles Nation. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Confait, M. F. (2018). "Maximising the contributions of PHD graduates to national development: the case of the Seychelles". Theses: Doctorates and Masters (PhD Thesis). Edith Cowan University.