{"id":3880,"date":"2025-04-15T17:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/tertiaryeducation\/?page_id=3880"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:02:08","slug":"mauritius-research-and-innovation-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/index.php\/mauritius-research-and-innovation-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius Research and Innovation Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3880\" class=\"elementor elementor-3880\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f082c72 elementor-hidden-mobile header-mte e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f082c72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c330a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82c330a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-2048x118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-3895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-2048x118.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-300x17.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-1024x59.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-768x44.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-1536x88.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Banner-20-570x33.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e8462 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60e8462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de6b5a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5de6b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-10.41.41-300x199.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-10.41.41-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-10.41.41-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-10.41.41-570x377.png 570w, https:\/\/tertiaryeducation.govmu.org\/te\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-10.41.41.png 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dbe84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91dbe84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80971d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80971d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-3\">The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC), operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, serves as the national apex body driving research, innovation, and technological advancement. It plays a pivotal role in fostering a culture of scientific excellence and innovation to support socio-economic development, positioning Mauritius as a competitive knowledge-based economy.<\/span><\/p><p><strong class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\">Mandate and Vision<\/strong><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-3\">MRIC&#8217;s mandate is to promote, coordinate, and fund research and innovation across priority sectors, including health, agriculture, ICT, and environmental sustainability. Its vision is to transform Mauritius into a dynamic innovation hub by empowering researchers, entrepreneurs, and industries through strategic partnerships, capacity-building programs, and cutting-edge technological solutions. The Council aligns its efforts with national goals to address global challenges and enhance the quality of life for Mauritians.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong>Powers<\/strong><br \/><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3\">MRIC operates under the\u00a0<\/span><em class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3\">Mauritius Research and Innovation Council Act<\/em><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3\">, empowering it to formulate research policies, allocate grants, and oversee national innovation agendas. It collaborates with local and international institutions, including universities, private sector stakeholders, and global organizations, to implement projects that align with Mauritius&#8217; developmental priorities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1763e21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1763e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5d557 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec5d557\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Council<\/title>\n  <style>\n    body {\n      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n      font-weight: normal;\n    }\n\n    h1 {\n      font-size: 1.5em;\n      font-weight: bold;\n    }\n\n    a {\n      text-decoration: none;\n      color: inherit;\n      font-weight: normal;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n  <h1>Mauritius Research and Innovation Council<\/h1>\n\n  <p>\ud83d\udccd 6th Floor, Ebene Heights 34, Cybercity Ebene 72201, Mauritius<\/p>\n\n  <p>\ud83d\udcde +230 465 1235<\/p>\n\n  <p>\ud83d\udce9 <a href=\"mailto:contact@mric.mu\">contact@mric.mu<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <p>\ud83c\udf10 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mric.mu\" target=\"_blank\">www.mric.mu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6d0f4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e6d0f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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