The role will help strengthen the institution’s languages framework and support the priorities of Vanuatu National Human Resource Development Plan 2020-2030 (NHRDP).
The university said, Dr Vandeputte brings with her sound experience and expertise in anthropology, linguistics, didactics, and sociolinguists to the NUV.
She has a Ph. D in Social Anthropology and 8 years of fieldwork experience in the United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.