MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE HUMAN
RESOURCESBrief on Mauritiusin the context of
UNESCO - AU - SADC REGIONAL WORKSHOPSCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION POLICY REVIEWSGaborone
- Thursday 25 Sept. 2008
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MAURITIAN CONTEXT

• 1968 Independence
• 1988 - Tertiary Education Commission
• 1990s
• Min. of Edu. Science
• White Paper on Science Education Master Plan in
  Education
• Min. of Edu. HR Dev.

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MAURITIAN CONTEXT

• 2000s
• Min. of Edu. Sc. Research
• Creation of the Mauritius Research Council
  (Year?)

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MAURITIAN CONTEXT

• 2005 Min. of Edu. Human Resources
• 2007 - Setting up of National Committee for
  compulsory Science up to Form V
• 2009 Piloting of 21st Century Science in 14
  secondary schools out of a total of 189

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TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

• University Mauritius (1963)
• Mahatma Gandhi Institute (1970)
• Mauritius Institute of Education (1973)
• University of Technology Mtius. (2000)
• Institut Superieure de Technologie / Univ.
  Poitiers

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SOME PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

• Charles Telfair Institute
• Sir. S. Ramgoolam Medical School
• Univ. of Louis Pasteur/Pasteur Institute

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OTHER BODIES

• Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
• Mauritius Research Council
• National Productivity Competitiveness Council

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Saturday 13 Sept. 2008 Redefinition of
Ministries
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Saturday 13 Sept. 2008

• Ministry of Industry, Science Research

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CHALLENGE TO MAURITIUS

• Gaborone September 2008

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Merci zot tou

• Thank you all