1. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE & HUMAN RESOURCES Brief on Mauritius in the context of UNESCO - AU - SADC REGIONAL WORKSHOP SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION POLICY REVIEWS Gaborone - Thursday 25 Sept. 2008

2. MAURITIAN CONTEXT 1968 – Independence 1988 - Tertiary Education Commission 1990s Min. of Edu. & Science White Paper on Science Education Master Plan in Education Min. of Edu. & HR Dev. Min. of Edu. & HR Dev.

3. MAURITIAN CONTEXT 2000s Min. of Edu. & Sc. Research Min. of Edu. & Sc. Research Creation of the Mauritius Research Council (Year?) Creation of the Mauritius Research Council (Year?)

4. MAURITIAN CONTEXT 2005 – Min. of Edu. & Human Resources 2005 – Min. of Edu. & Human Resources 2007 - Setting up of National Committee for compulsory Science up to Form V [2009 Piloting of 21 st Century Science in 14 secondary schools out of a total of 189]

5. TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS University Mauritius (1963) Mahatma Gandhi Institute (1970) Mahatma Gandhi Institute (1970) Mauritius Institute of Education (1973) Mauritius Institute of Education (1973) University of Technology Mtius. (2000) Institut Superieure de Technologie / Univ. Poitiers

6. SOME PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS Charles Telfair Institute Charles Telfair Institute Sir. S. Ramgoolam Medical School Univ. of Louis Pasteur/Pasteur Institute 5

7. OTHER BODIES Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute Mauritius Research Council Mauritius Research Council National Productivity & Competitiveness Council National Productivity & Competitiveness Council 4

8. Saturday 13 Sept. 2008 Redefinition of Ministries 3

9. Saturday 13 Sept. 2008 Ministry of Industry, Science & Research 2

10. CHALLENGE TO MAURITIUS Gaborone – September 2008 1

11. Merci zot tou Thank you all