Sarojini Pillay
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Sarojini Pillay is a Fiji
an academic of India
n descent. In the second week of February 2006, Pillay, a former Registrar of the University of the South Pacific
(USP), was appointed as the first Registrar of the newly founded University of Fiji
. She is scheduled to take up her duties on 13 March.
Pillay is a graduate of the Central Michigan University
in the United States
, the University of Madras
in India, and the Fiji School of Agriculture. She first became Registrar of the USP in 1991, has since retired but was subsequently approached by the new university to be its first Registrar.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an academic of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n descent. In the second week of February 2006, Pillay, a former Registrar of the University of the South Pacific
University of the South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific is a public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students...
(USP), was appointed as the first Registrar of the newly founded University of Fiji
University of Fiji
The University of Fiji is a university based in Saweni, Lautoka, Fiji. It was established in December 2004 under academic leadership of the Fiji Institute of Applied Studies and financial sponsorship of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, a Hindu religious organization dedicated to education...
. She is scheduled to take up her duties on 13 March.
Pillay is a graduate of the Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the University of Madras
University of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...
in India, and the Fiji School of Agriculture. She first became Registrar of the USP in 1991, has since retired but was subsequently approached by the new university to be its first Registrar.