Association for the International Exchange of Students in Economics and Commerce (AIESEC) is an organisation with more than 65,000 members and present in more than 110 countries. It is the biggest organisation in the world which is fun for the youth.

The objective of the Ministry of Tertiary Education is to have 100, 000 foreign students in Mauritius by 2020. While the public-funded institutions have relatively few foreign students, private institutions are attracting more of them in the country.

Rs 500, 000 to Quatre-Bornes SSS
In a bid to improve the infrastructure of the school, a cheque of Rs 500, 000 was submitted to Quatre Bornes SSS on Monday. This is in line with the budgetary measure as announced by the Minister of Finance for better infrastructures of institutions.
Till date, 237 out of 280 schools have claimed the Rs 500,000 and the authorities have already approved 17 projects.

Admission to the University of Mauritius (UoM) for the academic year 2012/13, starting in August, is already open. Students have up to March 26 to submit their application. This year, the University is offering seven new courses.

Grant Thornton Business School will offer ACA courses (Associate Chartered Accountant) from March 2012. This is now possible thanks to a partnership between Grant Thornton and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

The National Form III Assessment seeks to evaluate the level of competencies acquired by students at that level and also to identify their academic strengths and weaknesses and to take corrective actions. A presentation on the analysis of last year’s results was held at the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES), Réduit, on Wednesday.

The analysis of the National Form III Assessment was presented in detail and the performance of students in each subject according to the national average was compared. It has been noted that students do better in English (60%) while their worst performance was in Science subjects and Computer Studies/ Literacy.

Two philosophies exist in the education system: streaming – separating students according to their abilities - and Mixed Ability which allows students of different levels to study together. BEC schools have opted for the second system and the results which came out on Monday have proved that Mixed Ability was in no way an obstacle for these schools to produce laureates.

The HSC results for the cohort 2011 came out on Monday. The percentage pass has slightly increased with 79.31% against 78.47% in 2010. This year, Adolphe de Plevitz SSS in Grand Bay and Ebène SSS (Girls) at Ebène stole the limelight by producing their first laureates.

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Established since 1982, School of Electronics offers electronics as a hobby on a 'Do it Yourself' basis for electronic enthusiasts or run examination courses to enable students acquire professional qualifications. Being a City and Guilds of London approved centre, School of Electronics possesses the necessary UK graduate expertise to offer quality training.

During its 66 years of existence, Hindu Girls College (HGC) has never stopped innovating. Be it on the wide choice of subjects it offers, the type of education provided for the holistic development of each of its students, the discipline maintained inside and outside the school premises, HGC has since its foundation been regarded as a pioneer in the education sector. Its last project, the photovoltaic cells for the production of electricity through solar energy, is another laudable initiative of the institution.

Study in Malaysia has become the new trend. Malaysia is an education hub where 100,000 international students from more than 158 different countries are currently studying, including an increasing number of students from Mauritius.