New Horizons in Private Education

"Business School" in Pierrefonds

The Business School has welcomed last week its first 20 students in Business Management. Majority of Mauritians. It has also foreigners from the region.

Amphitheatre 60 seats built by Medina, Pierrefonds, actually houses the School of Economics and Business (ESSEC). With campuses in France and Singapore, ESSEC is one of European business schools most recognized. courses in Pierrefonds cost Rs 900 000 (22 000), including the costs of travel and accommodation abroad for some modules. Students will, for example, to go to Singapore and India to follow some courses. "These management courses are designed for professionals, people who are already in the working world. They are taught by lecturers from ESSEC, "says Adolphe Benoit, Talent Training Manager, which manages the amphitheater. Medina account, for its part, build a Village Education in Flic-en-Flac. Are envisaged: classrooms, lecture halls, libraries and student apartments. Partners involved in higher education, including foreign universities and training centers, will find the necessary infrastructure to deliver a wide range of programs and services.

Vatel starts his "Master"

From July 2013, Vatel International Business School will implement in Pierrefonds. Construction to be undertaken by Medina, at a cost of Rs 40 million, beginning in November.

This school dedicated to hospitality and tourism, will accommodate 250 students against 150 in its current premises in Quatre-Bornes. In recent days, Vatel began providing the first courses leading to the Master. They cost about Rs 150,000 annually.

Boarding School in High Banks

The Indian Ocean Real Estate Co Ltd (IOREC), including the Mon Loisir Group, in partnership with Flacq United Estates Ltd., will build a primary school and secondary Hautes-Rives, Riviere du Rampart. This is the first boarding school on the island.

"Construction will begin in early 2013 and the school will be able to welcome its first students at the beginning of September 2014," says Murray Adair, Chief Executive Officer of the IOREC.

This property can accommodate up to 900 students Mauritian and foreign, coming from India, China, East Africa, South Africa and other parts of the Indian Ocean. Of this number, 400 may reside on campus. The facility will provide courses leading to the International Baccalaureate, as well as in Higher School Certificate (HSC). Investment Required: Rs 1.5 billion.

Westfields High School in 2015

The Westfields International High School will be built in Medina. The investment Edufields Ltd, who is also the promoter of Northfields International High School in Mapou is about Rs 400 million.

Initially, the boarding school welcomes 300 students this number will subsequently 500. The student population of the school include 24% foreigners. Among students targeted: Asians, Africans and those in the region of the Indian Ocean.

The curriculum will span seven years and lead to certificates of HSC and International Baccalaureate. After passing the school, students can continue their studies in the UK, USA, South Africa and Australia. The construction of the Westfields High School should start within 18 months.

Management courses

through the University of Versailles The SUPCG Management & Networks Ltd, which operates under the auspices of the University of Versailles, finalizing the terms of its ongoing management before starting its operations in Ebony. Meanwhile, interested students are brought into contact with the University of Versailles. "We put in place all the logistics for the course," says one to SUPCG Management & Network.

Increase the number of Mauritian students and foreign

Of sixty institutions, schools and universities registered for tertiary education and vocational training, forty are in operation. They offer courses ranging from accounting to tourism, through economics, medicine, law, tourism, dentistry, computer science, management and engineering. The promoters are, among others, France, Britain and India. Among the latest arrivals are Anna Medical College, DYPatil Medical College, Isitech Business School, School of Medicine, Louis Pasteur University of Wolverhampton.

In December 2011, about 35,900 students are enrolled in its academic courses, including 22,442 in public institutions and 13,464 in the private sector and distance courses abroad. Numbers increase because in 2010 they were 21,766 and 11,661 respectively.

Fewer than a thousand foreign students live Maurice. Some 595 in 2010, they moved to 635 last year.