‘Meeting the delegates of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi’
I met with the IIT- Delhi delegation headed by Professor M. Balakrishan in view of setting up, an IIT like Institution in Mauritius. The delegation has taken stock of the development in tertiary education in Mauritius and have considered the possibility of setting up a research-based engineering education institution based on the IIT model in Mauritius in collaboration with TEC and the University of Mauritius. IIT Delhi has agreed to continue discussion for the implementation for the project. It is expected that the first phase of the project involving research programmes be initiated in July 2013.
‘Visit from the Embassy of the United States of America’
I met with Ms. Vanessa Harper, Public Affairs Officer and Elizabeth Khuse, Consular Officer both from the Embassy of the United States of America. The aim of the visit was to discuss areas of collaboration in the Tertiary Education between my ministry and the US Embassy for student exchange, inter university linkages and staff exchanges.