Everything about Mauritius

The main universities in Mauritius funded by the state are: the University of Mauritius and the University of Technology.

• University of Mauritius

The University of Mauritius seeks to be a university of international standing and a leading institution in the region. The mission of the University of Mauritius is to provide an efficient and effective service to the community through quality teaching, research, consultancy and extension services, consistent with national goals and policies and in conformance with international norms and standards. In achieving its mission, the University is committed to prepare students for an increasingly complex social and technological world and to improve the well-being of the people of the Republic of Mauritius. The University of Mauritius is offering courses to more foreign students.

There are 5 faculties in the campus of the University of Mauritius which are as follows:

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Law and Management

• Faculty of Agriculture

• Faculty of Social Studies and Humanities

Information on the courses offered in the different faculties is available on its website at: www.uom.ac.mu

Most courses are taught in English.

• University of Technology, Mauritius

 The University of Technology, Mauritius has the determination to become one of the leading tertiary education institutions of the region. UTM is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.. The building of the new campus near Moka in the coming years will enable the UTM to increase its number of students, the number of programmes offered and provide better facilities.UTM will aim for excellence along traditional as well as beyond traditional approaches to teaching, training, research and consultancy. To offer a range of university programmes and activities in full-time, part-time and mixed modes to meet the changing needs of Mauritius and develop a regional and international dimension to its activities.
There are three schools in the UTM campus namely:

1. School of Business Informatics and Software Engineering

2. School of Public Sector Policy and Management

3. School of Sustainable Development Science

Information on the courses offered at the university of Technology Mauritius is available on its website at: www.utm.ac.mu The number of students following tertiary level courses has increased from 14,300 in 2000 to 26,594 in 2006.  

 In recent years, a number of other institutions have been set up to provide tertiary courses.Some well-known names are:

• Swami Dayanand Institute of Management

   

   

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  SSR Medical College

   

   

• Charles Telfair Institue
•  The Mauritius Institute of Education

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   The Mahatma Gandhi Institute

   

• The Mauritius College of the Air

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  Rabindranath Tagore Institute

   

   

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  Institut Supérieur de Téchnologie (IST)

   

   

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  Technical School Management Trust Fund

   

   

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  IVTB

   

   

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   The Mauritius Institute of Health

   

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  MALEM

   

   

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  Mauritius Employers Federation

   

   

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  Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

   

   

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  University of the Indian Ocean

   

   

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  Institut de la Francophonie pour L’Entrepreneuriat

   

   

• Mauras College of Dentistry

The tertiary sector is regulated by the Tertiary Education Commission(TEC).