Emma Rasolomampionona

Emma Rasolomampionona of Madagascar is a civil servant with the Ministry of Education in her native country where she trains elementary and middle school administrators, oversees the implementation of policy initiatives, and manages political issues. Previously, Ms. Rasolomampionona worked as an advisor to the Madagascan Minister of Education, where she focused primarily on teacher recruitment and policy implementation.

Ms. Rasolomampionona earned her bachelor’s in law and business administration from the University of Fianarantsoa. She later earned her master’s in political science from Airlangga University in Indonesia, where she was recognized as being the best student in the Faculty of Social and Political Science. Some of Ms. Rasolomampionona’s greatest achievements include helping over 300 school administrators to improve their school leadership.

Ms. Rasolomampionona plans to use her time in the fellowship to expand her knowledge of education policy so that she is better equipped to address the challenges facing the Madagascan school system. There is currently a severe shortage of education policy experts in the Madagascan Ministry of Education, leading the ministry to seek assistance from outside of the country. Ms. Rasolomampionona aspires to be the first native-Madagascan to fill this role in education policy analysis for the Ministry of Education.