i am myself studying at a foreign institution but i am really be grateful to mauritius for its free education system which cannot be seen everywhere. Education systems hav imperfections everywhere, and it is up to us to make necessary amendments to make education fair for all.

It’s true that it is preferable for the country if scholarship holders return. But it’s also true that you can’t force someone to return (whether he/she has better opportunities elsewhere or not.) What is important is that those who decide not to return reimburse what the country has invested in them (i.e. pay their bond.)

http://www.defimedia.info/articles/7887/1/Sir-Anerood-Jugnauth–Les-gens-peuvent-dire-ce-quils-veulent-je-fais-ce-que-je-veux—/Page1.html

I quote:

“Pour revenir à la fonction de ce matin, sir Anerood Jugnauth a appelé les bousiers à rentrer au pays une fois leurs études terminées à l’étranger. Toutefois, il a concédé que c’est à eux de choisir s’ils estiment que des meilleures perspectives s’offrent à eux à l’étranger.”

Personally, I still believe that the simplest thing to do is to actually exercise law. When one signs a bond and does not respect the terms of the bond, then that person has breached a contract and can be sued by the Government. I really don’t understand why this is not systematically done.

As a university student i would like to propose a solution(if it can be called so).
So here is the thing..why dont we divide the finance for scholarships into fragments proportional to the semesters one can have in the university. A percentage of the finance kept for a particular semester would then be allocated to the student if the latter’s results are good or according to their CPA levels.

Wat i mean is that the finance be allocated as the percentage of the CPA level the student received during a semester or a yearly exam (depends on the module).

One would ask what’s the use ? Well, i would say the fund will be used accordingly to the students potential..Think it like a venture between the student and government rather than a Scholarship. The Student invests his share of efforts and the government rewards him/her in the appropriate way.

I know its not about the Fund on the whole but i would like to request those laureates to come back to the country and fulfill their duty. Why think about better jobs opportunities locally when the challenge is something else, the challenge is to revolutionise wat’s not working in the country.

That’s all i had to say.
Thanks for reading,
Thyaga

Cheers!

I think all Rcc and ex-rcc as well as so-called star school students should read this thread of opinions as it makes for a fascinating read.
The argument going on about what is intelligence is bordering on the comical and yet it highlights some of the embarrassing yet very real opinions that star school students have of themselves – the famed superiority complex. I always thought I was in the minority while I was in my high school (“college” en creole morisyen) days. Glad to see that there are a few of us who are less self centered than what many here have made plain for all to see.

Anyways, I’d like to shed a light on some of my own high school experience: basically I was a bright student – actually cultivated, but quite lazy (though I didn’t quite realize it at the time) added to the fact that my family was going through some hard times d’un point de vue relationnel. Needless to say, I royally (lol!) failed my A levels!
So after a few mishaps in my academic and semi-professional career I’m now quite lagging behind in terms of personal accomplishment – though thankfully I managed to get back on track…
Hence for me the argument about intelligence being *entirely* the result of personal effort and people being more gifted than others for me is a bit of a vacuous one. Circumstances and environment have a major part to play in influencing upon peoples’ destinies. Sure, well done to those laureates and I’m not dissing your efforts, but do realise that maybe some of the things that you took for granted in your life – such as … early exposure to english, books, a well structured family life … may have contribute to your successes.
As for the scholarship funding thingy to make a long story short you people just know that I abide by Avinash’s views.

P.s: Well said Cindy! Extra tuitions should be banned! (ok maybe that’s justa bit extreme but I do think its an aberration) Bonus marks or grades (or somthing along the line of a certification for citizenship service) should be given for non-academic activities such as gardening, social service, environmental preservation or whatever…