Ms. Rachel Onezime

Ms. Rachel Onezime joined the University of Seychelles in 2010 and has been a key member of the staff team developing and teaching the Environmental Science degree programme. She also contributes to the University’s Bachelor of Education programmes in Primary and Secondary Education.

Rachel brought to UniSey extensive teaching and professional experience. She first completed Certificates in General Agriculture and Livestock Husbandry, followed by a Diploma in Education. She then studied at the University of Sussex, UK, where she obtained a Bachelor of Education (Honours) specialising in Agriculture. In 2009, she was awarded a Master of Arts in Sustainable Development from Staffordshire University, UK.

Her professional career began as an Agriculture Teacher at the National Youth Service, where she served for six years. She then moved to Mont Fleuri Secondary School, teaching Agriculture and Technology & Enterprise, before joining the National Institute of Education, where she specialised in Environmental Education and Technology & Enterprise.

Rachel is highly experienced and well qualified in areas of growing national importance, particularly sustainable development and environmental education. She has further strengthened her knowledge by participating in various conferences and training programmes, including a regional conference on national sustainable development strategies organised by the Indian Ocean Commission in Mauritius.