Tertiary Education: Virtual Classroom at the Open University

The necessary tools: a computer connected to the Internet and has a camera, a headset and a microphone. According to the platform implementation, sixty users can participate up to a training session by connecting to an Internet address shared by all at the same time.

About admissions for the second semester 1200 candidates, including forty foreigners from Africa and Pakistan have registered with the OU. To date, 700 of them have already received their letters of accreditation.

Dual enrollment at the Open University

Launched in April this year, the Open University (OU) of Mauritius has quickly made its place in the landscape of higher education Mauritius. Given the number of registrations for the second semester (1200), double the number of students in the first half. For the CEO of the institution, Prof. Kaviraj Sukon, this is due to the flexibility offered to students, an online training, the professionalism of the staff and the quality and range of products.

"The satisfaction is there, but that does not mean we should rest on our laurels. To attract more applicants, it offers a strong multidisciplinary approach. The new courses are available BA in English and French, the 'Graphic Design' and 'Library and Information Science'. These courses are offered depending on the demand, "said Professor Sukon the Early Bird.

Other initiatives include the OU virtual classroom, "a tool that provides an essential element to training distance: the presence." "The visual and auditory support synchronous provide reassuring support to students. It keeps them motivated, they can create social bonds and develop a sense of belonging to a learning community. Students develop some specific to distance learning autonomy, as well as soft skills, "he said.

According to Professor Sukon, tariffs OU are 60% lower than those charged by other institutions of higher education. The cost of a university degree is Rs 100,000 or Rs 35,000 per year. The courses offered are organized around three degrees: license, master and doctoral degrees.