Get a University of Mauritius scholarship to study master's and doctoral degrees

The University of Mauritius is offering Master's and PhD scholarships as part of funding from the Higher Education Commission for a project entitled “Mesoscopic Simulator for Improving Light Rail Transport Systems”.

About the University of Mauritius

The University of Mauritius was officially established by the University of Mauritius Decree in December 1965, housing the current Faculty of Agriculture. In 1971, the University of Mauritius Act defined the purposes, powers, functions and structure of the university. On 24 March 1972, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, opened the University of Mauritius. Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvie, was the first Chancellor of the University of Mauritius.

Colleges of the University of Mauritius

faculty of Agriculture

The College of Agriculture is the oldest college in the university. It was founded in 1914 as the College of Agriculture, and in 1966 it was incorporated into the newly established University of Mauritius. The Faculty of Agriculture runs the UoM Farm, an 8.5 hectare (21 acre) open laboratory. 

The college consists of two departments: agricultural and food sciences. Agricultural production and systems. As of 2015, it has 415 students and 21 full-time academic staff.

College of Engineering

The School of Engineering was originally established as the School of Industrial Technology in 1968. It consists of six departments: Applied Sustainability and Enterprise Development. Chemical and environmental engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer science and engineering; Electrical and electronic engineering; Mechanical and production engineering. As of 2015, it has 2665 students and 94 full-time academic staff.

College of Information, Communications and Digital Technologies

The Faculty of Information, Communication and Digital Technologies (FoICDT) was established to primarily respond to the significant human resource needs, in terms of quantity and quality, in the country to make the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector the fundamental pillar of the economy.

College of Law and Administration

The School of Law and Management was created in 1993, when the previous School of Law, Management and Social Studies was restructured. It consists of three departments: Finance and Accounting. Law; And management. As of 2015, it had 3691 students and 51 full-time academic staff.

College of Oceanic Studies 

The Faculty of Oceanic Studies is the youngest and has the youngest faculty. It was founded in 2014 and includes three departments: Marine and Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture. Ocean Engineering and ICT; Maritime trade and finance. As of 2015, it has 13 students and 10 full-time faculty

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The College of Science was established as a School of Science in 1988. It includes six departments: Biological Sciences. chemistry; Health sciences; mathematics; medicine; And physics. As of 2015, it has 1135 students and 52 full-time academic staff.

College of Social and Human Studies

The Faculty of Social Studies and Humanities was founded in 1993, when the previous School of Law, Management and Social Studies was restructured. It includes five departments: economics and statistics. English Language Studies; French Studies; History and political science; And social studies. As of 2015, it has 2039 students and 68 full-time academic staff.

Conditions for the University of Mauritius Scholarship

1. Applicants must have at least an upper second class honors degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Applied Computing/Software Engineering/Mathematics/Physics/Engineering or any related field, from a recognized institution.

University of Mauritius Scholarship Funding

• The scholarship covers annual tuition and registration fees up to a maximum of Rs 75000 and a monthly stipend of Rs 16500 for Masters and Rs 18300 for PhD.
• Duration: The beneficiary will be given a maximum period of 3 years to complete the Master’s/PhD study.

Steps to register at the University of Mauritius

• To apply for this scholarship, you must submit the following materials via email [email protected] و [email protected]: A brief summary of your understanding of the topic.
• The abstract should not exceed two pages and should contain the following: Your understanding of the problem statement for this research. A brief review of optimization algorithms applied in transportation and light rail. References using the Harvard bibliography method.

University of Mauritius Scholarship Documents

• A copy of the passport or national ID
•  Copies of academic transcripts
•  Statement of purpose
•  Motivation letter
•  recommendation Letter
•  Biography
•  Statement of school/university grades
•  Training certificates (if any)

Eligible Nationalities