2,500 international students from 80 different countries

As at December 2015, there were 2,500 international students from 80 different countries, mainly from India, Nigeria, South Africa, Madagascar, France, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, amongst others.

As at 2015, 11 private tertiary educational institutions had set up campuses in Mauritius, six of which were from India, two from the UK, two from South Africa and one from France. Private higher educational institutions have developed a network of collaborations with more than 50 foreign universities and awarding bodies for the provision of courses and programmes.

In 2015, Middlesex University Mauritius Branch Campus had the highest foreign enrolment with 368 students, followed by Anna Medical College, India with 287 students and SSR Medical College with 225 foreign students. The Medine Education Village was launched in 2012. Since September 2015, Medine’s Smart City in Flic en Flac features the first student residence.

Under the International Campus for Sustainable and Innovative Africa (ICSIA) initiative, Université Panthéon-Assas, Ecole Centrale de Nantes and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Nantes have been accredited by the Tertiary Education Commission and will start their respective bachelor degrees in October 2016.

It is estimated that a foreign student spends on average Rs 20,000 per month which includes tuition fees, accommodation costs and living expenses. The export of education services can thus be estimated to have directly generated a revenue of Rs 600 million for the Mauritian economy for the year 2015.