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Universities in Mauritius

Mauritius has 8 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1965. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES8

OLDEST1965

FOUNDED 1900+7

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later7 · 88%

Date unknown1 · 13%

Oldest universities in Mauritius

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1965University of Mauritius

1971Mauritius College of the Air

2000University of Technology, Mauritius

2002Rushmore Business School Ltd

2012Open University of Mauritius

2012Université des Mascareignes

2015African Leadership University

—Curtin Mauritius

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