Mr. Bernard Songwar joined UniSey in 2011 and currently teaches courses at the India-Seychelles Centre for Excellence at the Mont Fleuri campus. He has previously served as Head of the Department of Computing and Information Systems and has been a valued member of the University’s academic staff for over a decade.

Bernard began his career in school education, obtaining a Diploma in Education from the School of Community Studies and spending fourteen years in various teaching roles, including as Head Teacher of Glacis Primary School. Developing an interest in computing, he earned professional certificates in specific applications and became a Cisco Certified Networking Associate Instructor through the University of Mauritius. He further advanced his expertise with a Postgraduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems and Security from the CDAC Centre for Development and Advanced Computing, Pune, India.

His career has evolved from school teaching to roles in computing as Analyst Programmer, System Analyst, Computing Tutor, and Cisco CCNA Instructor, leading to his current leadership role with UniSey. Bernard is actively involved in the development of UniSey’s open and lifelong learning initiatives and represents the University on the National ODL Policy Review Technical Team led by the Ministry of Education.

Bernard is particularly interested in specialising in Cyber Security and enjoys teaching, exploring new technology, listening to music, jogging, reading, and cooking.