31 January 2018
$1 Million Donation Will Help University of Arizona Open Micro-Campuses in Peru and Mauritius
The University of Arizona is opening two more micro-campuses to students in partnership with universities in Lima, Peru, and Reduit, Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, in the fall of 2019. Read more
‘Populist’ Free Higher Education Could Cause Problems
While there has been a general public welcome to the New Year’s Day announcement by Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth that public higher education would be made free, critics have deplored reckless populism, and expressed fears of economic problems and a drop-in standard. Read more
31 December 2018
Higher Education Sector has to be More Responsive to the Emerging Needs of Mauritius, Says Minister
Our higher education sector has to be modernised, it has to be revamped and, above all, it has to be more responsive to the emerging needs of the country, said the Minister of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, in her statement on the Higher Education Bill which was adopted by the National Assembly. Read more
15 February 2017
National Federation to Help Students with Problems
Student unions at three universities are joining forces to offer help to all students in Mauritius who are experiencing ‘problems’. Read more
31 August 2016
The Revival of Polytechnics
As African countries prepared to gain independence in the 1960s, each one started to establish a national university. Mauritius, a small island with a population then of barely three quarters of a million, was no exception. Read more
31 July 2016
Technical Education as Viable Path for Skills Acquisition,
Government intends to make of technical education an attractive educational option as we want it to be a viable pathway for the acquisition of skills and competence. Read more
15 May 2016
How Universities Can Boost Research Uptake
African institutions can learn from the University of Mauritius’s push to make science visible. Read more
Assessment in Tertiary Education: Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders
Marking for university degrees in Mauritius is done through continuous assessments and through final examinations, which account for an average of 44% and 56% of total marks respectively. Read more
30 April 2016
Elaboration of an Action Plan for The Sector’s Strategic Plan
An Action Plan for the Tertiary Education Strategic Plan, commissioned by the Delegation of the European Union to Mauritius, has been elaborated by a team of Consultants. Read more
29 February 2016
Professionalised Study Programmes at Tertiary Level
The possibility for the introduction of professionalised study programmes at tertiary level in Mauritius was discussed on during a meeting with the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM – France), at the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) House. Read more
August 2015
More Foreign Students, More Mauritians Study Abroad The number of international students studying in Mauritius increased during 2014 to more than 1,500 from 65 countries, while the number of Mauritians studying abroad also rose, according to the 16th annual Participation in Tertiary Education report. Read more
July 2015
Dr Bhavish Jugurnath: “Education is a Key for Economic Development The future of Mauritius will be inextricably linked to its capacity to acquire knowledge and apply new knowledge through a highly trained and specialised workforce, equipped with a range of educational qualifications, experience and commitment. Read more
Prof. Sunjiv Soyjaudah New TEC Director The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has appointed Sunjiv Soyjaudah, Professor of the University of Mauritius (UoM), as the new director. However, it is Education Minister Leela Devi Dookun who will have to give the final approval to confirm the appointment of a lecturer at the head of the regulatory body for higher education. Read more
June 2015
Two India-Linked Higher Education Institutions to Close Two private higher education institutions in Mauritius, both with Indian links, are to close. The Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (Mauritius Branch Campus), or EIILM, will shut in December 2015 and the Amity Institute of Higher Education in June 2016, according to press reports. Read more
Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards: Hard Working College Students Rewarded The 9th edition of the outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards was celebrated yesterday at the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate. 80 Mauritian students including those who have come out Top in the World, top in Mauritius and who have achieved outstanding grades in the November 2014 Examinations were rewarded. Read more
March 2015
International Culture Day at Middlesex University The Middlesex International Students’ Association of Mauritius (MISAM) held its fourth International Cultural Day on Saturday 28 February 2015 at the Municipality of Quatre Bornes. Read more
Aberystwyth University Comes to Mauritius Aberystwyth University, featuring in the Top 400 universities worldwide in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, will open its doors in Mauritius in October 2015. Read more
FEBRUARY 2015
Studying Abroad: The Cost and the Options Unless a student is entitled to a full scholarship, he/ she will have to arrange for a huge amount to be able to pursue further studies abroad. Read more
Higher Education: The New Revolution In emerging economies, universities are booming: Malaysia and South Africa have added more than 200,000 university places for the young school leavers. Yet the business has changed little since Aristotle taught at the Athenian Lyceum. Read more
DECEMBER 2014
Government of Mauritius and Ghana to Step up Collaboration in Fields of Higher Education Collaboration in tertiary education, science, research and technology between Ghana and Mauritius has gone to the next level. Read more
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