Staff Profiles: Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Mr. Martino Olivier (Vonkie)
Department: Office of the Dean

1. Name:	Mr. Martino Olivier (Vonkie)
2. Tertiary Qualifications	Specialist Degree in Educational Administration (Ed. S) Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Masters of Science in Educational Administration (M. S. Ed) Bachelor of Education (Post Graduate) (B. Ed) Higher Education Diploma (Secondary) (HED Sec)
3. Current Position	Coordinator: Cost Recovery Programmes – FEMS
4. Campus Address	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Block X, Room X110
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone	Tel: +264 61 206 3794 Fax: +264 61 206 3782 Cell: +264 81 124 2534
6. Email Address	volivier@unam.na
7. Short Biography	Mr Olivier has worked at the University for the Past 15 Years. He started his career in 1995 in the Office of the Dean of Students as Head: Student Accommodation. In 1997 he left for further studies and completed his Masters Degree and Specialist Degree (Higher Educational Administration) at the Jackson State University in the USA. His research and Thesis has tackled the problem of Foreign Faculty in the US Higher Education System. In 2007 Martino obtained his MBA at UNAM through the Maastricht School of Management (Netherlands) with his thesis research in Economic Protectionism. His thesis tackled the controversial Small Stock Value Edition Scheme of Government. Mr. Olivier was transferred to the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences in 2007. His responsibilities include the Management of the Income Generating courses (Cost Recovery) in the Faculty. This includes the Government Accounting Courses, Strategic and Security Courses in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies and courses in the Department of Management and Economics.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses	MMA 1310 Management (Certificate in Taxation and Management) AMF 2431 Functional Management (Diploma: Taxation and Management) ASM 4852 Strategic Management (PG Diploma - Internal Auditing)
10. Work related interest/expertise	Educational Administration: Influence of Physical Facilities on Performance of Secondary Students. Economic Protectionism Organizational Development: University of Namibia
11. Research and Publications	MBA Research Topic: (2007) An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Small Stock Value Edition Scheme in Namibia. (MSM - Netherlands) Ed. S Research Topic: (1999) Foreign Born Faculty in the US Higher Education System: Problem and Solutions. (JSU – Mississippi - USA)
12. Recent Professional Activities	Trustee: UNIPOLY Retirement Fund Council Member: University of Namibia