Building Resilience Strategies Towards the Futures of Higher Education Sector in Mauritius

The shifting global landscape has spurred the higher education sector in Mauritius to reassess its trajectory to meet the evolving needs of society. To guide this transformation, the Mauritian government embarked on a futures of education roadmap, towards reshaping the futures of higher education in Mauritius. Since this was a national initiative, the strategic foresight was used to formulate strategic goals that will guide the futures of higher education in Mauritius. The foresight approach began with environmental scanning through a SWOT analysis to better understand the Higher Education landscape. In a second step, insights were drawn through a series of consultative workshops with education stakeholders who were asked to visualise the Mauritian Higher Education Landscape in 2040. The data derived from these workshops was analysed through content analysis. Through this analysis, four main themes emerged as most relevant: technology enhanced, economically responsive, personalised learning and nationally and globally relevant. These key findings provided a platform for conceptualising and developing resilience strategies towards the futures of higher education in Mauritius.