Abstract
The chapter reviews the higher education context of Mauritius that has embraced the widening discourses of reasserting its identities as providers of higher education (HE) regionally. Specifically, this chapter highlights how international policy narratives around the development of “knowledge hubs” have shaped this HE space. Divergent public and private education providers have variously interpreted and enacted the conception of these emerging spatial opportunities.
The chapter is organized into three parts
The first part introduces the broader context of the Republic of Mauritius and its links to South Asia
This is followed by a descriptive overview of the national higher education landscape (firstly, outlining the institutional types, courses offered, and enrolment rates and, thereafter, foregrounding the funding and quality assurance systems).
The last part discusses the shifting historical policy directives, priorities, and challenges, influenced by massification, privatization, and internationalization.
The chapter closes with a critical commentary of whether massification is occasioning more creative growth, restructuring and re-imaginations of the HE sector and its institutions.
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Mariaye, H., Samuel, M.A. (2021). Co-existing Agendas for Higher Education in Mauritius. In: Sarangapani, P.M., Pappu, R. (eds) Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia. Global Education Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0032-9_61
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