Motto | My University...always with me! |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2012 |
Director | Dr Kaviraj Sharma SUKON |
Location | Réduit, Moka District, Mauritius |
Director-General | Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon |
Website | [www.open.ac.mu www.open.ac.mu] |
The Open University of Mauritius (OU) is a national university in Mauritius. It offer programmes of study leading to certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees through distance education. The OU main campus is located at Réduit, Moka.
The OU was established under the Open University of Mauritius Act No. 2 of 2010, proclaimed in July 2012. Its first founder Director-General is Dr Kaviraj Sharma SUKON
The first graduation ceremony was held on 8 July 2015. Guest was the Nobel prize laureate Dr Le Clezio.
The university was the first public university in Mauritius to be ISO-certified as from 7 July 2015.
Coordinates: 20°14′0.02″S 57°29′57.16″E / 20.2333389°S 57.4992111°E