UOM FACT SHEET 2014 April 2014

UoM Fact
Sheet
2014

Issue Date




Founded in: 1965
Faculty of Agriculture:
Created in 1966
Faculty of Engineering :
Created in 1968
Faculty of Science: Created in
1989
Mauritius Radio Telescope -
1989 (At Bras D Eau)
Antenne Universitaire in
Rodrigues-1989
Faculty of Law &
Management- Created in
1993
Faculty of Social Studies &
Humanities
Centre for Information
Technology and
Systems(CITS)-1997
Research Centre for Slavery
& Indenture-2006
Centre for Bio-materials and
Biomedical Research-2012
Centre for Professional Legal
Sudies-2012
Centre for Innovative and
Lifelong Learning (CILL)-
[Merging of Centre for
Professional Development &
Lifelong Learning(CPDLL) and
Virtual Centre for Innovative
Learning Technologies]-2014









Partners for which UoM is Awarding Body:
Mauritius Institute of
Education
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
Our Profile at a Glance

UOM FACT SHEET 2014 April 2014





Presently- UoM Buildings have a capacity of
51,831m
2
and UoM premises at Reduit cover
land of an extent of 25 Acres (Excl UoM
Farm)
Student Centre & Cafeteria- 1617m
2

Paul Octave Wihe Auditorium (POWA)-700
First Aid Post -2
Lecture Theatres-7
Laboratories- 75
Lecture Rooms-71
Computer Labroatories-11
Library & Printing Press Unit- 3410m
2

University Gymnasium Complex- 2742m
2

Maryse Justin Stadium
(Tennis/basketball/volleyball pitches)
Petangue pitches-2
New University Campus at Ebne-4500m
2

UoM Farm- 21 Acres


STUDENTS
Academic year 2013/14 student population- 11,938
Student enrolment (Incl Partner Institutions)-
o Postgraduate programmes --1154
o Undergraduate Degree programmes offered-10,087
o Undergraduate Diploma programmes:413
o Undergraduate Certificate programme: 284
o Number of International Students - 55
(from Botswana, Comoro, France, Germany, India, Kenya,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles,
South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe)
Number of awardees as at 30 April 2014- 41,232

STAFFING

As at April 2014
Number of FT Academic Staff:295
Number of PT Academic Staff: 500
Number of Non-academic Staff:721

PROGRAMMES

Number of Postgraduate programme offered in 2013/14- 42
Number of Undergraduate degree programmes offered in 2013/14- 154
Number of Commissioned programmes offered in 2013/14- 5

Physical infrastructure:
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
FT- 8689
PT-3249
(Inc. Partner Institutions)

RESEARCH
As at April 2014 Number of
MPhil/PhD students: 192
Full time Academic staff
supervising MPhil/PhD
students: 80
Number of FT Academic Staff
holding PhD:141
UOM FACT SHEET 2014 April 2014



CONSULTANCY

As at April 2014
Number of Projects undertaken in Jan-Dec 2013:
87 Value of Rs 14M
Number of ongoing Projects:39
Number of major Consultancy projects during period Jan 13-April 14
o National level: 3
o Regional level: 7

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LINKS/COLLABORATIONS

External Examiners from UK, USA, Indian, Australian,
South African & French Universities.
Universit Victor Sgalen Bordeaux 2
African Economic Research Consortium
LUniversit de La Reunion
University of Pretoria
Texas A & M University
University of Malaysia Perlis
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
International Labour Office
Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
Analysis Network(FANRPAN)
World Trade Organisation
Gujarat National Law University
LInstitut DEtudes Politique de Lyon, France
Birmingham City University

University of Mauritius
Reduit 80837
Mauritius
Tel : (230) 403 7400
Fax : (230) 454 9642
www.uom.ac.mu





MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
UoM is a member of
Association of Commonwealth
Universities
Association of African universities
Agence Franaise de la
Francophonie


COLLABORATIONS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ORGANISATIONS
Mauritius Police Force
Mauritius Institute of Training &
Development
Mauritius Sugar Industry Research
Institute
Ministry of Arts & Culture
Mauritius Research Council
Mauritius Meteorological Service
Ministry of Health & Quality of Life
Road Development Authority
SSR Medical College
C-DAC School of Advanced
Computing
Apollo Bramwell Nursing School