The University of Mauritius through the Centre for Innovative & Lifelong Learning has signed the MoU with GESCI for the accreditation and delivery of the Online African Leadership in ICT (ALICT) programme. The programme has been launched since 2012, and is currently accredited at the level of a Postgraduate Diploma by the Dublin City University.
This MoU is the culmination of three years involvement of UoM with GESCI, in different aspects of the ALICT programme. The programme is targeted at public officers at management level in a number of African countries both Anglophone and Francophone.
As from January 2016, the programme will be jointly offered by GESCI and the University of Mauritius and this will lead to a Postgraduate Diploma. There is also an alternative route for those who hold the Postgraduate Diploma to embark on the Masters project to upgrade their qualifications.
The programme will be managed by the Centre for Innovative and Lifelong Learning whereby 6 staff are already Alumni of the ALICT programme.
The key element about this project is that it is in line with the strategic direction of the University in terms of internationalisation. What we hope to achieve is a better visibility and increased reputation of the University at the regional level, more precisely on the African continent.
We thank the Chairman of Council, the Vice-Chancellor and the two Pro Vice-Chancellors for their support to the project and express our appreciation to the commitment of GESCI to work with the University of Mauritius as their privileged partner.
