Rexnal Karan is one of the youngest Teaching Assistant within the Discipline of Geography, Earth Science and Environment. He joined the Joined the University as a student in 2017 and later graduated and became a part time tutor/marker for geography in 2020- 2022 semester 1. In 2022 semester 2 Rexnal became the Teaching Assistant for geography, focusing on teaching Environmental Science and management together with Human and Agricultural geography courses within the discipline.

Apart from this, Rexnal is a member of the GESE Discipline staff representative to the SAGEONS OHS committee and the SAGEONS monthly newsletter team under the HoS office. Rexnal has a strong passion for teaching and has always supported his students in subject at various levels that he teaches. He is dynamic Teaching Assistant and can teach courses from Environmental science and Management, Human geography, Agricultural Geography and GS100 Introduction to Geospatial Methods and Techniques. He also has skills and experience as a panellist, marker, and supervisor for SC356 Research skills.

Rexnal’s skills and expertise are complemented by his strong leadership skills, integrity, time management and enthusiasm for every work in place. Currently he is pursuing his master’s degree in Geography at the University of the South Pacific with the School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Oceans and Natural Sciences.

Undergraduate Courses:

GE102 Human Geography (People Places and the Environment).

GE304 Human Geography (Resource Conservation and Management).

GE303 Human Geography (The Geography of Development in the Pacific).

GE202 Agricultural Geography (Agriculture Food and Nutrition in the Developing World).

GE302 Agricultural Geography (Applied Rural and Agricultural Geography in the Pacific Islands).

EV201 Environmental Management (Environment and Society in the South Pacific).

EV301 Environmental Science (Environmental Impact Assessment).

EV302 Environmental Sci/Mgmt. (Sustainable Development).

EV303 Environmental Sci/Mgmt. (Environmental Hazards and Disaster risk management).

Environmental Impact Assessment, Community Economics in Rural Societies, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems, and Environmental Stewardship

Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching
School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE), The University of the South Pacific, Fiji (2024).

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts, Geography
School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Oceans and Natural Sciences (SAGEONS)
The University of the South Pacific (2021).

Bachelor of Arts Environmin ent Management
School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Oceans and Natural Sciences (SAGEONS)
The University of the South Pacific (2020).

• December 2023 – Part of the Indian Diaspora Youth Delegation to India for 21 days under the Know India Programme. Fully Funded by the Indian Government under the Know India Programme for Indian Diaspora Youths through the High Commission of India (Fiji).
• December 2023: Attended a 1-day Workshop at Diaspora Research and Resource Centre as a delegate of the 69th Know India Programme.
• June 2023 Training on Pacific First Aid and CPR coordinated by the Fiji Red Cross Society.
• June 2023 Training in Workplace Occupational Health and Safety conducted by the USP OHS Department together with the Ministry of Employment and Productivity.