Lecturer | School of Fine Arts

Field of Specialisation: Animation

Mrs. Leena Ramduth joined the MGI (in 2010) as full-time lecturer in the field of Digital Arts with a focus on computer animation. She lectures in various animation techniques: traditional stop motion, 2D computer animation and 3D (CGI). She is specialised in character animation. 

Her current areas of research are the use of AR and VR in virtual reconstruction and 3D printing. 

She was the Head of Department Design and Communication (January 2016 to December 2017) and as such contributed to the development of the new Media Arts programme (undergraduate programme). During her headship she organized several meetings with executives from the industry, including figures such as Jalil Sadool (CEO of Steamrollerstudios, previously Lead animator at Weta Digital and at Dreamwork studios).  

Education:

She has a Master degree ( by research) from the University of Mauritius on the use of 3D visualization in virtual reconstruction of heritage sites (2012). 

The title of her research thesis was: 

• A virtual reconstruction of the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage 
• Site with a focus on the 48 hours' stay of the immigrants in the 
• 1860s: a proof-of-concept study to test the feasibility of using 3D 
• CG animation for the reconstruction of the whole site.

Prior to her Masters, she studied for a professional Post Graduate Certificate in Animation at the Graphiti School of Animation, the animation school founded by Ram Mohan, recognized as India's pioneer animator, in Mumbai (July 2008- May 2009) where she received training in CGI and 3D animation workflows.  She has a Bachelor degree in Culture and Arts with Specialisation in Multimedia Studies: Visual Multimedia,from the University of South Africa (2002 – 2008).

Mrs. Ramduth has over 10 years of local and international professional experience as freelance 2D animator, graphic designer, web-designer, Manager of Training Centre at Linkeo, trainer in web-design, creative co-director in television content production. 

She has experience in contemporary museum management issues, with a focus on virtual re-creation of historical artifacts. 

Academic projects she has worked on:

• 3D specialist on Hanging History Exhibition with Associate Professor Dr. Vijaya Teelock, GOSK, and Dr. Nalini Treebhoobun. 
• Reconstruction of the Reduit railway station under Dr. Chip Colwell from the Denver Museum, USA.
• 3D specialist on a film commemorating the Abolition of Slavery with the Le Morne Heritage Trust Fund (2013). 
• Consultancy and various projects for the MGI's Folk Museum of Indian Immigration.

She has participated in several Salon de Mai's of the MGI, using animation/ video/ installation. 

Lecturer | Design and Communication Department

Nooreen Lallmamode is currently the Head of the Design and Communication department; a full-time lecturer in Advertising and Visual Communication at the School of Fine Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Institute since July 2016. In April 2021, Nooreen won the prestigious Professional Achievement Award, #UKAlumniAwards2021 by the British Council Mauritius. Nooreen is also a member of the Centre For Research at the institution and of the Quality Assurance Team member for overlooking the design technicalities of textbooks at MGI.

She obtained her MA in Brands, Communication, and Culture from Goldsmiths University, the 3rd top-ranked University of London. She had been awarded an Indo Mauritian Scholarship (2005 – 2010) to pursue her studies at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore University where she specialized her degree in Applied Arts (Graphic Design).

Bagging 5 years of work experience in advertising agencies as a graphic designer and brand strategist, Nooreen has proven to be a dedicated, result-driven asset as a course leader whereby students are constantly nurturing creative, design-led skills; keeping pace with industrial needs. Her main strengths are in Branding, Advertising, and Research Methodologies. She is passionate about CSR and contributes to social work at TIPA, SOS Children Village during her free time. She participates actively in the strategic deployment of MGI’S visibilities by participating in seminars, conferences, designing the MGI website, Designing communication materials for Career Fair, Salon de Mai card invitation, Marketing courses at Career Expo organized at UOM and SVICC. 

Her vision has been an amalgam of what she grasped during her Master's degree in London and her work experience in India and Mauritius. Nooreen firmly believes in a collaborative and open working method with students and professionals. She aims to deliver a strong employment record by equipping students to fully embrace the advertising culture of Mauritius. Instigating rigorous analytical research, responding to real client situational brief, the students' project works are infused with unique design sensitivity often manifested through the creative medium of communication which strengthens their technical and academic skillsets. 

With more than 60 projects completed whereby she initiated seminars, conferences, site visits, workshops with professionals, her aim is to rebrand the Department as a space where design practice, industrial needs, art practice can co-exist as these are the pillars that sustain the existence of an educational institution.

Research Field

Mauritius ethos and cultural value in brands

Brands affiliation to CSR | Brand management

Online economy Behaviour of Brands on social media platforms in the Mauritian economy

Seminars and Conferences

Presented academic paper at “Global trends in Management, IT and Governance; E-world conference organized by Open University and University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa in November 2017; “Is Digital, Interactive Marketing changing the Landscape and Understanding of Marketing in a Developing Economy, Mauritius?”

Presented academic paper at the 10th Edition of the UOM Research Week in September 2017 under the theme "Connecting Research to the Industry and Community"; “Brands and their affiliation to CSR in a developing economy, Mauritius

Attended the Brand Summit conferences organized by Minds Initiatives Ltd 2016, 2017 regrouping the top of the mind Mauritian Brands which have been helpful in collecting data analytics and brand positioning in courses deployed to students.

Lallmamode, N (2021) P.145; “Salon de Mai: An Artistic Brand Experience”; 5^th Edition, Mind Initiatives Ltd, Brand Magic Summit 2021; ISBN  978-99949-955-4-7

Presented Short Documentary entitled “Making of Natural Fibre Exhibition- Sculptures” by Nooreen Lallmamode at the Future News Worldwide Conference organized by the British Council Mauritius on 5^th March 2022.

Exhibition

Participated in Salon de Mai 2019 at Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka, Title Horizontal Thinking. Stop Motion animation of artwork entitled “Regar” produced in collaboration with Mr Khusal Jugurnath and Art Direction/concept Nooreen Lallmamode

Participated in Salon de Mai 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka, Title Exhibition 50 Years of Independence of Mauritius, 50 artists, 50 Artworks through the exhibition of digital artwork produced: a mini-website and crowd collection of Mauritian testimonials in collaboration with Mr Khusal Jugurnath. Art Direction and Design of outreach communication material such as Catalogue, Website, Signage, Video production, and awareness campaign.

Participated in Salon de Mai 2017 at Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka, Mauritius; Print Adverts series of 2 Acrylic sheets “60 x 40” “Consumer Manifesto 1 and Consumer Manifesto 2”

Participated in a global crowdsourcing movement of Illustrations hosted by Deepak Ramalo in 2016 in India. Article featured in Buzz feed India; Artwork entitled: ‘Under the Hijab is Beauty Inside Out Watercolor on paper

https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/this-guy-crowdsourced-illustrationsfromaround-th?utm_term=.aiQE1mPzv#.olOLRa5Kr

https://www.thequint.com/photos/look-underthehijab-to-break-stereotypesaboutmuslim-women-islam-crowed-sourced-syria-art