Higher Education or post secondary education in Mauritius is also referred as tertiary education in Mauritius. Tertiary Education commission that was established by an act of Parliament in 1988 is the nodal agency in issues of higher education in Mauritius. It is primarily responsible for fostering the development of postsecondary education and training facilities, providing guidelines for tertiary educational institutes in Mauritius, making recommendations to the Minister on development of higher education in Mauritius,
promoting co-ordination among the tertiary education institutes and advising the minister on award of scholarships.
The formal higher education system in Mauritius had started in 1924 with the establishment of College of Agriculture. And since then the tertiary education sector in Mauritius has witnessed tremendous expansion. According to the Tertiary Education Commission of Mauritius, the gross enrollment rate at the higher education institutes of Mauritius has gone up to 19.7% and efforts are on to further expand the higher education sector of Mauritius.
The standard of higher education in Mauritius is maintained by the Tertiary Education Commission of Mauritius. It is also responsible for allocating funds to the public institutes. Apart from the public higher education institutes, there are also private, regional and overseas educational institutes that provide wide ranges of courses and programmes.
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