Open University of Mauritius

Open University of Mauritius
Motto My University...always with me!
Type Public
Established 2012 (2012)
Director Dr Kaviraj Sharma SUKON
Location Réduit, Moka District, Mauritius
Director-General Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon
Website www.open.ac.mu

The Open University of Mauritius (OU) is a national university in Mauritius. It offer programmes of study leading to certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate degrees through distance education. The OU main campus is in Réduit, Moka.[1][2][3]

Overview

The OU was established under the Open University of Mauritius Act No. 2 of 2010, proclaimed in July 2012. Its first founder Director-General is Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon.[4]

The first graduation ceremony was held on 8 July 2015. The guest was the Nobel prize laureate Dr Le Clezio.

It was the first public university in Mauritius to be ISO-certified as from 7 July 2015.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction". Open University of Mauritius. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "L'Open University sera opérationnelle en février" (in French). Le Matinal. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "FORMATION À DISTANCE: L'Open University of Mauritius dans les locaux du MCA" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Open University of Mauritius" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

Coordinates: 20°14′0.02″S 57°29′57.16″E / 20.2333389°S 57.4992111°E / -20.2333389; 57.4992111

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