The Form III National Assessment is due to kick off in two-month’s time. The Ministry of Education has already submitted specimen papers to the Head of Departments of the 32 participating schools to get the students acquainted with the question papers which will be prepared by the MES.
By Premita Leelachand

The youth of Mauritius, if properly guided, have the ability to achieve what their counterparts are capable of in other countries This was all too evident at the Youth Excellence Award 2010 held recently. 
By Sanjeela Ramdour

The large number of failures among the first year students during the last academic year has not left the Students’ Union insensitive. It has decided to help the freshers by
assigning two mentors per class, which is a first at the University of Mauritius.
By Premita Leelachand

For the first time since its inception in 1993, the Model United Nations saw a 100% participation of HSC schools, both private and state and represented 81.25% of the UN member states. This edition also brought along with it many innovations. 
By Premita Leelachand

Dr Rajesh Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, favours the opening of more universities in Mauritius and welcomes foreign students to study here.

Mauritius lags behind when it comes to research and patents due to a low
investment in research and development. This fact is acknowledged by the Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, Dr. Rajesh Jeetah, who says that less than 0.4 % of
GDP of the country comes from research and
development.

With globalisation, translation has become an imperative tool in today’s world at all levels. The tertiary school of Mahatma Gandhi Institute has hence decided on the introduction of a Hindi-English/ English-Hindi course to prepare Mauritians to work in the international arena.

Universities in the UK have new entry requirements. To help Mauritian students understand them, the British Council organised a workshop last week.

Writing novels in a language which is not one’s mother tongue is not an easy task, especially if one has not been trained in creative writing from an early age.

With growing indiscipline and violence in schools, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources has decided to take a rather unusual measure. L’école des Parents is the new project which is to be implemented in the third term of this academic year in primary schools to tackle this problem.

The benefits of physical exercise are not unknown to anyone but still, practising physical exercise is very uncommon in the Mauritian culture.  With the Breathing and Stretching Project, the Ministry of Education wants to inculcate this culture in children.

Children have been taught about their rights but nothing on the responsibilities that they have towards  society.  Dhanjay Madhoo fears that this may result in a major societal problem in the future.

Examinations at the University of Mauritius are over.  The Students’ Union has planned a whole week of activities for the students to come out of the serious mood of exams and to relax.

Application to study at the University of Mauritius is open till June 7, 2010. For the academic year 2010/11, tuition fees for postgraduate courses will be reduced by 15%. Moreover, eight new courses will be offered on a part-time basis for those who are working.

It has often been noticed that students lack creativity in their writing. They limit their writings to things they already know, have read or seen. Meryl Vadamootoo organised a workshop for Form V students of the Mahatma Gandhi State Secondary, Flacq, to help them develop their creativity in English writing Monday 17.