BRIEF EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION IN MAURITIUS
The education system in Mauritius, prototyped after the British model, has improved greatly since independence. After the country became independent in 1968, education became one of the main preoccupations of the Mauritian Government to meet the new challenges awaiting the country. New dimensions have been added to education, which have gradually democratized the whole system. The government made an effort to provide adequate funding for education, occasionally straining tight budgets. Considerable investment of resources, both human and material, has been put into the Education sector and impressive progress has been achieved in terms of free and universal education.
DIGITALIZING THE SYSTEM
In 2009, the Ministry of Education launched the EDU-WEB project. This project enables live broadcast and interactive session in real time between the Minister and senior officials and heads of both primary and secondary schools and the education staff.
The education sector is being marked by a series of reforms based on innovation and creativity from pre-primary to tertiary level. The reforms are aligned on developments worldwide and they focus on empowering the Mauritian child to face the challenges of the new millennium and to use information and technological tools available.
In 2011, the government, in collaboration with the Sankoré Project, started training its Primary school staff in using digital system in teaching. In January 2012, at least one Interactive Whiteboard was set in each primary school.
The education sector is being marked by a series of reforms based on innovation and creativity from pre-primary to tertiary level. The reforms are aligned on developments worldwide and they focus on empowering the Mauritian child to face the challenges of the new millennium and to use information and technological tools available.
In 2011, the government, in collaboration with the Sankoré Project, started training its Primary school staff in using digital system in teaching. In January 2012, at least one Interactive Whiteboard was set in each primary school.
THE SANKORÉ PROJECT
The Sankoré Digital Education for all in Africa programme is part of the French contribution to the Franco-British partnership designed to achieve the Millennium objectives in education in Africa. In its 2010 – 2015 programme, the Sankoré project is providing digital classroom equipment, resource creation and sharing, professional and schoolmaster training. The equipment provided includes computers, projectors and Interactive Whiteboards (IWB).