Mauritania decides to not give educational seats to Sahara Media baccalaureate college students

The Mauritanian authorities introduced that it has determined to not grant any educational seat or scholarship to Mauritanian college students who obtained a baccalaureate diploma this 12 months.

This determination got here in a round revealed by the Minister of Greater Schooling and Scientific Analysis, Yacoub Ould Min, right now, Wednesday, addressed to cultural liaisons in Mauritanian embassies overseas.

The round emphasised the necessity for cultural attachments to stick to this determination and implement it strictly in all diplomatic missions involved.

The brand new determination comes two days after the Ministry introduced the tip of scholarships for college students who’ve handed the baccalaureate diploma to review overseas, with scholarships being restricted to masters and doctoral ranges.

The Ministry defined that this determination falls inside a brand new technique aimed toward strengthening the independence of nationwide increased training and its capability to soak up all those that handed the baccalaureate diploma, the proportion of which reached 98.5% within the final educational 12 months.

The Ministry stated in its assertion that this measure displays the outstanding progress of the upper training system in Mauritania since 2019, which noticed a rise within the variety of instructional establishments, increasing their absorptive capability, and bettering research situations for college students.

He added that this progress contributes to bettering employment alternatives for graduates and growing nationwide competencies. The purpose of the Ministry is to offer distinguished instructional alternatives to 1.5% of excellent college students, who will likely be directed to acquire coaching of the best high quality and lowest value domestically, in accordance with the wants of the nationwide labor market.