Abstract
Most United Kingdom (UK) universities are franchising fast with foreign universities affording low cost tertiary education. Most students and graduates in Mauritius have their degree and other awards from local, Indian or British universities. However, in the recent couple of years UK universities are franchising more and more with local institutions (University of Mauritius and University of Technology Mauritius) with large campuses on the small island of the Republic of Mauritius. Of both French (1715-1810) and British colonisation (1810-1968) until its independence in 1968 the young Republic of Mauritius (12 March 1992) is one of the leading countries in Africa where secondary education is free with a relative weaker fee to enter in tertiary institutions like the University of Mauritius. In a contextualised approach the study that shall follow explain the actual situation transition education in Mauritius where local students are less and less reluctant to go to the UK to have a degree. In return UK universities instead are mushrooming around the island attracting local students who cannot afford to pay high cost tertiary education in countries like the USA, France or the UK. Actually, UK universities are recruiting local academics to lecture on their programmes in Mauritius for local students who despite their high profile cannot afford to pay the fees in the USA or UK. UK universities are also sending their staff to lecture in Mauritius and local students have the same award they would receive in the UK. Indeed, the research reflects to what extent students are willing to remain in Mauritius to avoid obstacles and harassment they would probably face in the UK or the USA in terms of visas, accommodation, job facilities just to name a few. But there is still a cost to pay.
Highlights
In a contextualised approach, this article deals with management of first class tertiary education at a relatively low cost and it can be achieved by allowing overseas educational and training institutions to settle in the country but there is a cost to pay
Mauritius is experiencing a new sort of higher education: overseas institutionsare franchising their programmes at low cost without, having in return any written exam or efficient quality control in their post graduate programmes but in return local students have a degree and some training
A good majority of them had to fly abroad (India, England, France, Australia, Pakistan) because seats are unavailable in Mauritius but there are fields which are not within the knowledge of local academics and/or which local institutions are unable to offer though, with time, most fields are available in the country
Summary
This article deals with management of first class tertiary education at a relatively low cost and it can be achieved by allowing overseas educational and training institutions to settle in the country but there is a cost to pay. Most tertiary institutions need funds and they wish to increase their fees at a time where every student has very few opportunities to study locally or abroad Is it possible to raise a first class tertiary education at a relatively low cost so that tertiary education is accessible to one and all without discrimination? Since Mauritius is a Welfare State the national policy of the Mauritian government is to provide free education to one and all In this respect, in the tertiary education, students like third-age citizens have free transport and low fees except for postgraduate programmes in public institutions. Passed SC (Source: Central Statistics Office) Chart 2 : Duration of unemployment by age group, 201
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