School of Business Management and Finance The School of Business Management and Finance delivers education, training, research and consultancy in areas of Public Policy and Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Business Administration, Banking and International Finance and Communication. The school has 700 students enrolled on its full-time and part-time programmes which are delivered by 70 full-time and part-time academic staff. School of Sustainable Development and Tourism The School of Sustainable Development and Tourism caters for Tourism, Sustainable Development and Environmental Sciences. An MoU has also been signed with the Hotel School of Mauritius for UTM students to benefit from their facilities for practical sessions. In-company training, especially in hotels is part of the curriculum. School of Health Sciences The School of Health Sciences was formed when Anna Medical College entered into an agreement with UTM for the award of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) programme in line with the curriculum based on that of the Medical Council of India and approved by the Academic Council of the university. The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme is registered and accredited by Tertiary Education Commission, Mauritius. Research The Research Degree Committee is responsible for research degrees. Staff are encouraged to pursue doctoral degrees. In 2008, there were 30 MPhil/PhD candidates on a full-time and part-time basis. The areas of research include management, tourism, applied mathematics, modelling and sustainable development. Affiliations and partnerships UTM has established academic partnerships with companies like Microsoft, InterSystems, SAP, Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with the Mauritius Information and Technology Industry Association (MITIA) and the National Computer Board (NCB) for fostering a pool of qualified ICT professionals. The university has links with the Hotel School of Mauritius and Constance Academy to deliver tourism courses and the Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE) to offer Bachelor in Education degrees. Since June 2009, the university has been affiliated with Dr D Y Patil Medical College to award postgraduate medical degrees in General medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Orthopedics, Radiology, Anesthesia, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Skin and VD. See also Tertiary education in Mauritius References External links The University of Technology, Mauritius Act Universities in Mauritius Mauritius Educational institutions established in 2000 2000 establishments in Mauritius