The Open University of Mauritius Bill which was voted in the National Assembly on March 23 aims at giving the opportunity to a greater number of students or adults to get access to University and higher education and contribute to the setting up of the Mauritian knowledge hub.
In his statement on the Second Reading, the Minister of Education, Culture and Human Resources, Dr. Vasant Bunwaree, underscored the need to expand the supply of tertiary education which currently has a Gross Tertiary Enrolment Rate of about 45% and bring it to 72% by 2015. He said the Open University of Mauritius Bill is a landmark decision which will take our country to new and unprecedented heights of growth and prosperity.
“The launching of this Open University of Mauritius with such a modern and up to date managerial framework testifies the real expansion of access to all key aspects of training by fully tapping the potential of our only resource - our human resource - and indicates the commitment of the present Government to the Knowledge Hub objective” said Dr. Bunwaree.
The Minister recalled that as a result of the limited seats in the public universities and the escalation in the costs of studying abroad, it becomes the responsibility of the State to ensure that the possibilities of studying beyond compulsory schooling are there at both an affordable cost and through flexible strategies.
The Bill is fully aligned with international trends in Open and Distance learning worldwide, which include a lean and matrix organisational structure for optimum utilisation of resources and cost-effectiveness, provision for the effective participation and collaboration of other tertiary education institutions. The Open University will comprise both the Language Institute and the Confucius Institute which will work flexibly and complementarily to promote languages in Business and in IT, in diplomacy and translation, and promote language exchanges with China in areas where Mauritius has a huge potential yet to be fully tapped.
The Open University will take up the assets of the Mauritius College of the Air and will be building up on the existing expertise of that institution in multimedia learning and distance Education to boost up open learning to new levels.
In his statement on the Second Reading, the Minister of Education, Culture and Human Resources, Dr. Vasant Bunwaree, underscored the need to expand the supply of tertiary education which currently has a Gross Tertiary Enrolment Rate of about 45% and bring it to 72% by 2015. He said the Open University of Mauritius Bill is a landmark decision which will take our country to new and unprecedented heights of growth and prosperity.
“The launching of this Open University of Mauritius with such a modern and up to date managerial framework testifies the real expansion of access to all key aspects of training by fully tapping the potential of our only resource - our human resource - and indicates the commitment of the present Government to the Knowledge Hub objective” said Dr. Bunwaree.
The Minister recalled that as a result of the limited seats in the public universities and the escalation in the costs of studying abroad, it becomes the responsibility of the State to ensure that the possibilities of studying beyond compulsory schooling are there at both an affordable cost and through flexible strategies.
The Bill is fully aligned with international trends in Open and Distance learning worldwide, which include a lean and matrix organisational structure for optimum utilisation of resources and cost-effectiveness, provision for the effective participation and collaboration of other tertiary education institutions. The Open University will comprise both the Language Institute and the Confucius Institute which will work flexibly and complementarily to promote languages in Business and in IT, in diplomacy and translation, and promote language exchanges with China in areas where Mauritius has a huge potential yet to be fully tapped.
The Open University will take up the assets of the Mauritius College of the Air and will be building up on the existing expertise of that institution in multimedia learning and distance Education to boost up open learning to new levels.
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