Agribusiness Opportunities in Mauritius
28 March 2014
Launching of the HAAGRIM project in Mauritius
The students from Kenya and Cameroon have succesfully completed their 6 months mobility programme (Jan -Jul 2015) in Agribusiness at the Faculty of Agriculture.
We have also hosted an academic staff, Dr Pamphile Nguema from Gabon for a period of two months (February to March 2015).
Visit by EACEA
8-9 July 2015
Mrs. Elena Palavrova, Project Officer of the European Commission, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) met the local coordinating committee members of HAAGRIM to monitor progress of implementation.
Welcome to HAAGRIM Mauritius
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FIRST CALL FOR HAAGRIM SCHOLARSHIP
Applications are invited for the first cohort mobility scholarships of the HAAGRIM project.
ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSSHIPS FOR 2014
Une vingtaine de dossiers ont été sélectionnés pour constituer la première cohorte du projet «Harmonisation et amélioration des programmes de master et de doctorat en agro-business par la mobilité entre l’Afrique de l’Ouest, de l’Est et du Centre pour un développement socio-économique durable (HAAGRIM), a affirmé, vendredi le 28 Mai 2014 à Saint-Louis,Senegal son coordonnateur le Dr Seydou Nourou Sall de L'Universite de GAston Berger. Read more.
SECOND CALL for HAAGRIM SCHOLARSHIP - 2015
Applications are invited for the second cohort mobility scholarships of the HAAGRIM project.
ALLOCATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS - Second Cohort - 2015
13 applicants (Phd, 6 and 12 months study programmes in Agribusiness) have been selected to participate in the second cohort mobility programme at the University of Mauritius, as from August 2015.
Partner Institutions
PROJECT WEBSITE
LEAD INSTITUTION
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
OTHER PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Universite Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso - Burkina Faso
Universite Abomey-Calavi - Benin
- offrir un accès à l´enseignement supérieur aux étudiants, y compris à ceux issus de milieux désavantagés
- faciliter la coopération en matière de reconnaissance des études et des qualifications;
- contribuer à l´amélioration de la qualité de l´éducation supérieure par la promotion de l´internationalisation et l´harmonisation des programmes et des cursus au sein des établissements participants;
- améliorer la capacité de coopération internationale des EES dans les pays ACP;
- promouvoir la coopération entre les établissements d´origine et d´accueil des étudiants;
- permettre aux étudiants et au personnel de bénéficier de l´expérience d´une mobilité vers un autre pays, et ce des points de vue linguistique, culturel et professionnel; et
- améliorer à moyen terme les liens politiques, culturels, éducatifs et économiques entre les pays participants.
Project Approach
•Mobility of students to partner HEIs for training and industry placements.
•Mobility of academic staff to the partner HEIs for training and partnerships in research
•Mobility of technical staff to partner HEIs for training.
Contact Us
The local counter part for the HAAGRIM project is
Dr (Mrs.) B. Ramasawmy
Tel:4037653
Email: b.ramasawmy@uom.ac.mu.
A Local Operational Unit (Unite Opérationnelle Locale-UOL) at the has been set up to manage the project. The composition of the UOL is given below.
Member | Role in UOL | Other role in HAAGRIM |
Dr Brinda Ramasawmy | Local HAAGRIM project coordinator Link coordinator with University of Gaston Berger | Member of the OPD (Organe de Prise de Decision) of HAAGRIM |
Mr Kamlesh Boodhoo | Alternate member to local HAAGRIM Project coordinator | First alternate member of the OPD |
Dr M. Françoise Driver | President of the Selection Committee (Comité Consultatif de Sélection (CCS)). | Second alternate member of the OPDBoard member of ANAFE (Associate partner of HAAGRIM project) |
Head of Department (Agricultural Production and Systems) | Administrative support | |
Head of Department (Agricultural and Food Science) | Administrative support | |
Representative of Registrar’s office | Administrative support for visa procedures, welcome of foreign students etc | |
Representative of the pro Vice-Chancellor’s (Academia) office | Facilitates recognition of periods of study (Masters and PhD) and credits earned | |
Representative of Quality Assurance Office | Monitoring of quality assurance procedures for the mobility programme | |
Representative of the Finance Director’s office | Support for the management of scholarships for foreign students | |
Representative of ASRO (Ad hoc basis) | Provides help for selection of foreign students as per criteria defined by the CCS | |
Representative of the CITS (Ad hoc basis) | Provides support for the management of the project website, and e-promotion of the project | |
Programme Coordinator of the Masters in Agribusiness Management | Academic support for foreign students enrolled in agribusiness modules at FOA | |
Administrative staff FOA | Administrative support for the UOL | |
Representative of the public/private sector (Ad hoc basis) | Facilitate placement of foreign students in public/private enterprises |