 higher education in mauritius includes colleges, universities and other technical institutions. the sector is managed by the tertiary education commission (tec) which has, inter alia, the responsibility for allocating public funds, and fostering, planning and coordinating the development of post-secondary education and training. ==universities== ===the university of mauritius=== starting as the college of agriculture, the uom, established in 1965, dominates the tertiary education sector locally. originally, it had three schools, namely agriculture, administration and industrial technology. it has since expanded to comprise five faculties, namely agriculture, engineering, law and management, science, and social studies & humanities. it has also a centre for medical research and studies, a centre for distance education, a centre for information technology and systems, and a consultancy centre. the uom has undergone rapid expansion over the last decade and is continuing to expand with a student growth rate of about 10% annually. programmes have changed steadily from sub-degree certificate/diploma levels to undergraduate and taught masters programmes, as well as research at postgraduate level. ===university of technology, mauritius=== the university of technology, mauritius (utm) act was promulgated in may 2000 and became operational in september 2000. the utm works closely with government, business and industry and operates from 3 schools, namely, the school of business informatics and software engineering, the school of public sector policy and management, and the school of sustainable development science. ==other institutions== ===the mauritius institute of education=== founded in 1973, the mie was initially charged with responsibilities in the field of teacher education, research in education and curriculum development. the role of the mie as a curriculum development centre was over time (1993) been phased out such that it was predominantly involved in training teachers and educational research. however, it continued to play an active role in curriculum planning and development so that the mie has been entrusted with the responsibility for curriculum development as from october 2010. there are currently five schools at the mie, namely applied sciences, education, science and mathematics, arts and humanities and a centre for open and distance learning. the programmes offered have over the years slowly increased in diversity and levels. to-date, it has offered training to school teachers from pre-primary, primary and secondary schools, as well as managerial cadres in programme ranging from certificate, diploma, the post graduate certificate in education and post graduate diplomas. presently, it also offers b.ed as well as masters programmes in education, in collaboration with the university of mauritius and the university of brighton, uk respectively. it also offers doct
Education_in_Mauritius Higher_education_by_country Higher_education_in_Mauritius