Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of African Continent, east of Madagascar. The country spans 2040 square kms
It was discovered by the Arabs, later ruled by the Dutch and France, and Great Britain. It remained a plantation-based colony of the UK until independence in 1968
Diego Gracia, the largest island was leased for 99 years to the United States by the UK
Indian labor was imported in huge numbers from 1843-1921 to work in sugar cane fields. Additionally, the British bought 8740 Indian soldiers
People of Mauritius are highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and faith, owing to its geographic location and centuries of colonialism. It’s the only country in Africa where Hinduism is the most practiced religion
Mauritius is highly ranked for democracy and for economic and political freedom, and the only African country to be in the very high category on the Human Development Index
The government provides free universal healthcare, free education, free public transportation to the students, senior citizens. It’s ranked the most peaceful African country by the Global Peace index
Economy
Mauritius has a strong human capital foundation developed through consistent and equitable investment in human development. This enabled Mauritius to exploit advantages. learn from expertise brought in through FDI and maintain competitiveness in a fast-evolving international market.
IT and Finance are two major driving factors of Mauritian economy
The IT sector was established on 2002 after a major investment drive by the government, employs over 15000 people
Education in Mauritius
Education is managed by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources. The Govt provides free education to its citizens from pre-primary to tertiary levels. Mauritian students consistently rank top in the world each year for the Cambridge O level.
In schools’ various languages are taught like Arabic, Bhojpuri, Hindi, Mandarin, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu, although English and French are compulsory in all schools
Higher education in Mauritius paves was for a career in the first world countries, and offers opportunities for internships in various countries.
Mauritius offers high quality education with low cost, as international students can avail scholarship
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