{"id":1482,"date":"2025-07-22T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/?page_id=1482"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:03:24","slug":"bidya-wati","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/about-college\/profile\/economic\/bidya-wati\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Bidya Wati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Bidya-Wati.jpg\" alt=\"Bidya Wati\" width=\"224\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Assistant Lecturer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li>\u2022 Assessment Instrument Development Micro-Qualification programme. Education Quality and Assessment Program (EQAP), (SPC)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Graduate Certificate in Education (GCED), (FNU)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Master of Commerce in Economics (MCOM), (USP)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Post Graduate Diploma in Economics (PGD ECO), (USP)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Bachelor of Arts [Economics&#038; Geography] (BA), (USP)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Secondary Teacher Training Certificate (STTC), (FNU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Area of Expertise:<\/strong> Economics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief Biography: <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bidya Wati serves as an Assistant Lecturer in Economics at Fiji National University, bringing over 18 years of combined experience in secondary and tertiary education. She holds a Master of Commerce in Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics from the University of the South Pacific. Her academic specializations encompass economic development, education policy, and sustainability and climate finance.<\/p>\n<p>With extensive classroom experience, Ms. Wati has taught Economics and Geography at multiple secondary schools across Fiji, consistently demonstrating her commitment to pedagogical excellence. She actively pursues professional development, having participated in regional workshops focused on productivity measurement, intellectual property frameworks, and climate accounting methodologies.<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated to advancing education in the Pacific region, Ms. Wati focuses on knowledge-sharing initiatives that support Fiji&#8217;s socio-economic development. Her work emphasizes the intersection of academic instruction and practical policy applications, contributing to informed decision-making for sustainable regional growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Position: Assistant Lecturer Qualifications: \u2022 Assessment Instrument Development Micro-Qualification programme. 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