{"id":1465,"date":"2025-07-22T09:43:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/?page_id=1465"},"modified":"2025-07-30T02:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T02:44:46","slug":"melvin-chand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/about-college\/profile\/economic\/melvin-chand\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Melvin Nitesh Chand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Mr.-Melvin-Nitesh-Chand.png\" alt=\"Mr. Melvin Nitesh Chand\" width=\"224\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Head of School Economic Development &#038; Border Management | Lecturer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li>\u2022 Master of Education<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Master of Commerce \u2013 Economics<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Post Graduate Diploma in Commerce \u2013 Economics<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Post Graduate Diploma in Education<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Post Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Bachelor of Commerce \u2013 Accounting and Economics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Area of Expertise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li>\u2022 Development Economics<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Corporate Governance and Economic Growth<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Public Finance<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Macroeconomics<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 International Trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Brief Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melvin Nitesh Chand is a Lecturer in Economics and the Head of Department for Economic Development and Sustainable Studies at the Fiji National University. He has over 14 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. Melvin holds a Master of Commerce in Economics and a Master of Education from the University of the South Pacific. He teaches a wide range of economics and finance courses, including microeconomics, development economics, and corporate finance.<\/p>\n<p>Melvin is passionate about helping students grow their research and analytical skills. He has co-authored a journal article on corporate governance and economic performance and is interested in research on public finance and development policy. Melvin actively contributes to curriculum development, student mentoring, university events, and community engagement programs. 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