International Education Fair in Mauritius 2010

Every year the International Education Fair in Mauritius takes place in which last year about 20 international institutions participated. This fair is usually held in November just after the completion of the HSc examinations. This provides an opportunity to prospective students to gather information about study areas and take early informed decisions.

This fair is held at the Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel in the capital city of Port Louis. Due to its excellent location and easy accessibility the hotel is able to attract many visitors for the fair.

The fair is well advertised in the local media including press, radio and television. In addition posters and banners are put up all over the island. Personal visits are made by representatives to various schools and higher education establishments to promote the Fair.

In the fair venue a table with two chairs will be provided to each participant. There will be two chairs on the opposite side for visitors. A local volunteer will be provided free of charge. On the final night of the Fair there will be a gala cocktail and dinner for participants. A number of prominent personalities connected with Mauritian education will be invited for this dinner.

The last fair was inaugurated by the Minister of Tertiary Education and the earlier one by the President of the Republic.

Market Intelligence

Mauritius, though a small country is a reasonably good market for student recruitment especially to UK universities. As per statistics available over 500 students go to the UK every year to pursue University education. This number is steadily rising. Since the Mauritian education system is modelled on the UK system of O and A levels, going to the UK for university education seems logical. Further there is a big demand supply gap prevalent locally both for undergraduate and post graduate education. Finally UK education has always been valued here.

Dates:

26 Nov 2010 - 27 Nov 2010

Venue address:

Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel
Caudan
Port Louis
Mauritius

Map

Schedule:

Opening hours for visitors
 Date Time
Day 1:
Day 2:		 26/11/10
27/11/10		 10:00 - 17:00
10:00 - 17:00
Access times for exhibitors
 Date Time
Set up:
Dismantling:		 26/11/10
27/11/10		 08:00 - 09:30
17:00 - 18:00
Additional activities
 Date Time
Gala drinks & dinner:
Lunch:		 27/11/10
26&27/11/10		 19:30
13:00

This section identifies the levels and subject areas that are reflected at this fair and for which visitors will have an interest in. This section will help to clarify the types of participants who should attend.

Levels
  • Postgraduate (Masters, MBA, LLM, Dip, PhD)
  • Undergraduate (Bachelors)
  • Foundation (Preparatory)
Subjects
  • Accountancy, finance & insurance
  • Architecture, construction, building & surveying
  • Business, MBA & management
  • Computer science & IT
  • Economics
  • Education & teaching
  • Engineering
  • Health & medicine
  • Humanities
  • Languages
  • Law & LLM
  • Mathematics
  • Retailing & marketing
  • Science
  • Social science
  • Tourism, leisure & hospitality
  • Visual & creative arts

Use the information provided below to learn more about visitors expected to attend and importantly the proportion of those visitors that are relevant to your offering. Additional information about how the event is promoted and visiting agents can be found in the grey box.

Visitors are targeted by:

  • Billboards / Posters / Flyers
  • Cooperation with Educational Institutions
  • Internet
  • Invitations
  • Local / National Press
  • PR Campaigns
  • Television / Radio

Visiting Agents

Participants will have the opportunity to meet the principal agency at the fair.

Visitors expected to attend:

  • 750 in Port Louis

These visitors are expected to look for:

Port Louis
*All figures are estimates provided by the fair organiser. Individual exhibitors may experience different results as the data is based on the event as a whole.

Use the information provided below to learn more about exhibitors both past and current. The statistics are based on the last edition of the fair and aims to give you a demographic of the exhibitors based on their type and focus. To display a list past and current exhibitors select the blue button below. You can then sort the list based on the criteria most important to you. Additional information about who the fair is aimed at can be found in the grey box.

Who should attend:
  • Business schools
  • Colleges
  • Hotel management schools
  • Language schools
  • Universities

Past exhibitor statistics:

Port Louis

Now you have decided to join the fair you might want to know some basic information to get you started with your travel plans. Information on hotels is listed below and you can find further country specific details in the grey box.

Applying For Visas

Non-Mauritius passport holders will need to apply for a visa to enter Mauritius if your country is not on the visa exempt list. All travellers visiting for purposes other than tourism will need to apply for a visa. Please note you should arrange your business visa with plenty of time in advance. Tourist visas are also available and can take less time. Passport holders should contact their local consulate or embassy for advice. Visa support is strictly limited to our exhibiting clients. Visa support is NOT provided to visitors.

National Language

English and French

National Currency

Mauritian rupee (MUR)

Hotels
Port Louis

Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel

Le Suffren Hotel

Hotel Maritim

Hotel Sofitel


*The hotels listed above are only suggestions and we advise you to carryout additional research to ensure you select the hotels that match your requirements. We cannot take responsibility for the accommodation and service provided by 3rd parties.

Working with the University Fairs / Studycentral team is easy, pleasant and fun. They do what we all should: offer sufficient and relevant information, they do it quickly and are very efficient.

Ivana Belamaric
IE Business School

I would like to thank the staff at Studycentral for all of their help. In particular Lily who was excellent in relating details to us and then sorting out our booking at late notice and also to Irina who met us in person at the fair and was very helpful. A big thank you for all of your help!

Jamie Simpson, Director
Veristat