Currently in the news and in the blogosphere, we can read that Prof. Komrad Morgan will be the new UoM Vice-Chancellor. My first reaction: ‘Euhh….a Foreigner for the first time at the head of the institution (academic)’
Sadly for Pr Ameena Gurib-Fakim, we read her reaction:
‘Je suis quant même déçue car j’ai fait plus de 20 ans à UoM. Ce que je ressens peut être ressenti par n’importe qui d’autre, qui, comme moi, aurait fait carrière, dans une institution, car on s’attend tous à ce que notre contribution soit reconnue’
Upon Googling for the new UoM Vice-Chancellor, we find that Morgan has his own Professional Online Presence: www.konradmorgan.net . That’s Great! 
My first reaction: I am hyper happy that we have a Computer Scientist at the head of UoM Academics. Personally I feel that there will be a new wind of change at the Réduit Campus. We truly hope that there will be positive outcomes like: re-inforcing International Education standard at UoM, upon the appointment of the new VC.
Amongst many innovative projects that I have, one has been close to me: unimauritius.com. The idea is to have a platform for all Mauritian Students studying at Tertiary level. The use of various platforms like e-learning, e-commerce, social networking by both the Students, Alumni, Academics etc.
We hope that the new VC’s administration will have a no-nonsense philosophy maybe backed by: “Putting Students first” or “Transforming UoM into a world-class University 2.0”
Let’s wait and observe the wind of change…
Well, everybody knows about the Giant American company Kentucky Fried Chicken. From KFC.com,
KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain, specializing in Original Recipe®, Extra Crispy®, Kentucky Grilled Chicken™ and Original Recipe Strips with home-style sides, Honey BBQ Wings, and freshly made chicken sandwiches.
Every day, more than 12 million customers are served at KFC restaurants in 109 countries and territories around the world. KFC operates more than 5,200 restaurants in the United States and more than 15,000 units around the world. KFC is world famous for its Original Recipe® fried chicken — made with the same secret blend of 11 herbs and spices Colonel Harland Sanders perfected more than a half-century ago. Customers around the globe also enjoy more than 300 other products — from Kentucky Grilled Chicken in the United States to a salmon sandwich in Japan.
KFC is part of Yum! Brands, Inc., the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 locations around the world. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008.
Recently, the big mutinational has been in our Mauritian newsroom:
KFC, Le colonel Sanders a repris son tablier
and many other articles.
Given KFC (Mauritius) had made massive loss during the closure days, an aggressive marketing campaign is being undertaken.
Apparently, we Mauritians, “Nous avons confiance en KFC”.
Putting the problem of the KFC Port Louis branch aside (problem de canalisation), let us ponder on some of the KFC Facts.
The main argument is that of Animal Cruelty:
Again from KFC.com, we can read the ‘facts’ here on the Animal Welfare Program.
From my personal point of view, concerning healthy eating, I would encourage folks to eat at Olive Salad Bar. Otherwise, if you wanna eat to have a finger licking good and spend nice moments eating really tasty chicken, grab some KFC.
Unfortunately in Mauritius, we do not have ‘mangez mieux, bouger plus‘ campaign.
After all, the politicians do not need a healthy population for the elections. You can caste your vote even if you are obese, who cares!
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