Université des Mascareignes

Key Highlights

• Public higher-education institution overseen by Mauritius’s Higher Education Commission
• Established in 2012 and advertising an active 2026 intake
• Three operational sites in Roches Brunes, Beau Plan and Bel Air
• Institutional partnership with Université de Limoges supports dual awards in participating programs

Student Life & Environment

Student experience is distributed across three campuses rather than concentrated on one residential site. The university’s Student Charter identifies libraries, computer laboratories with internet access, Wi-Fi, and printing, photocopying and binding services as learning resources. It also commits the institution to induction, academic guidance, equal opportunity, complaint handling and student representation on university committees. International students can seek assistance from the university’s international admissions and welfare staff during admission and immigration processing. The Mascareignes International Students Association organizes activities and provides a peer contact point. UdM also encourages internships, study trips and other international mobility, although availability and funding should be checked for the particular program and year. The official admissions guidance does not present university-operated residences. Instead, international offer holders receive access to a list of potential private landlords and must select accommodation according to their budget. Any rental arrangement, including airport pickup, is between the student and landlord and is not the university’s responsibility. Prospective students should therefore budget independently for rent, deposits, utilities and travel to their assigned campus, and should verify a property before paying.

Location & Surroundings

The database places the institution in Beau Bassin, but UdM is a multi-site university and does not describe a single Beau Bassin campus. Its principal listed teaching locations are in Roches Brunes in the Rose Hill urban area, Beau Plan near Pamplemousses in northern Mauritius, and Bel Air in the east. The campuses are far enough apart that location can materially affect housing and daily travel. Rose Hill campus is on Avenue de la Concorde in Roches Brunes and hosts at least some engineering and ICT activity. Swami Dayanand campus is beside the Beau Plan roundabout in Pamplemousses, while Bel Air campus is at the corner of Trou d’Eau Douce Branch Road and Royal Road. Applicants should obtain written confirmation of their course location, because university-wide information may list all three sites without indicating where every class occurs. International applicants should choose accommodation only after receiving an offer and confirming the campus. UdM provides prospective-landlord information but leaves the rental decision and related costs to the student. Public transport may be useful, but commute feasibility should be checked for the actual timetable and campus rather than inferred from the university’s general addresses.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UdM’s undated undergraduate fee page, accessed in August 2026, lists a MUR 700 application fee, a MUR 9,000 annual administrative fee for Mauritian students, and annual international charges of MUR 49,000 for students from SADC countries and MUR 80,000 for students from non-SADC countries. Because the page does not label these figures with an academic year and some individual program pages show different amounts, applicants should obtain a written 2026/27 fee quotation for their course before accepting an offer. Housing and living costs are not published as a standard university budget; international students arrange private accommodation and bear associated rental and airport-transfer costs. Research-degree pricing is separately stated on the Doctoral School page: MUR 60,000 per year plus a MUR 5,500 administrative fee for Mauritian and SADC students, and MUR 107,000 plus the administrative fee for non-SADC international students. These online figures should likewise be reconfirmed for the intended intake. Career preparation is embedded chiefly through practical experience. UdM states that industrial attachments form part of its programs, while selected three-year Dual Training Programs divide time between university and industry. This model can provide workplace exposure, but it should not be assumed to apply to every degree. The university does not publish sufficiently current, independently verifiable graduate salary or placement statistics on the reviewed pages, so career decisions should focus on each program’s curriculum, placement structure, professional recognition and awarding institution.