Prof. Unaisi Nabobo-Baba becomes first local woman to be appointed the Vice Chancellor of FNU

Professor Unaisi Nabobo-Baba has become the first local female to be appointed the Vice Chancellor of the Fiji National University.

Chancellor and Chair of the FNU Council, Semesa Karavaki says Professor Nabobo-Baba was recruited following an extensive recruitment process.

Karavaki says Professor Nabobo-Baba has almost 40 years of work and experience in international education, higher education and the development sector.

He says this combines academic, technical, and managerial experience with strong and effective leadership skills demonstrated in Fiji, the regional Pacific Islands and internationally.

The Chair says she has been acting in the position of Vice-Chancellor since February 2023 and is one of Fiji’s most eminent education scholars in the Pacific – the first Indigenous Fijian woman professor in any university among many other academic awards and distinctions.

Karavaki adds that the university looks forward to Professor Nabobo-Baba implementing her wealth of knowledge and experience in enhancing the learning, teaching and research delivery of the university.

He says as the national university, they remain committed to their provision of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education to the local and international students.

Karavaki says they are confident that the Vice Chancellor will also increase the regional and global collaborations of the university and contribute in her specialist areas of international aid in education, higher education development, women in development, eco-feminism, and equity in education.

Professor Unaisi Nabobo-Baba has a Doctorate in Education preceded by a gold medal Master of Arts Degree in Education.