Krishiraj

Founder & President · Monash Mauritian Society · November 2024 – Present

Monash Mauritian Society

Founded and led a cultural student society, securing sponsorship and growing it into a Melbourne-wide Mauritian student community across six universities.

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Barbecue Night

Overview

Founded the Monash Mauritian Society to promote Mauritian culture and build community on campus — and grew it beyond Monash into a Melbourne-wide Mauritian student community.

Key contributions

  • Established the society and led operations as Founder and President.
  • Secured AUD $4,000 in sponsorship from Monash International Student Recruitment.
  • Organised a Melbourne-wide Mauritian community event bringing together students from Monash, Deakin, La Trobe, Melbourne, RMIT and Swinburne.
  • Ran cultural events including a dinner night, BBQs, and community picnics.

Key learnings

  1. Built a new student society from founding through ongoing event delivery.

  2. Secured sponsorship and managed stakeholder relationships across campus.

  3. Scaled community events beyond one campus to a Melbourne-wide student network.