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Réunion by Hassan Ez-zaïm Introduction
Réunion is an island east of Madagascar and is home to 732,570 inhabitants. The population of Réunion is an ethnic mix of French, Africans, Chinese, Malays and Malabar Indians. French is the official language and Creole is widely used.Higher education in Réunion
Réunion has one medium size university. University of Réunion enrolls about 10,000 students in its two campuses at Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre. It has 3 schools and 5 institutes. The university offers 31 majors in General University Studies Degree (Diplôme d’Enseignement Universitaire Général, DEUG), 21 bachelor’s degrees, and 13 other graduate degrees.Governance and Administration
The University of Réunion is a public institution and has a president and four vice-presidents. The management of the university is shared between three university councils. Administration, faculty, and students are proportionally represented in the governance of the institution.The Administrative Council is responsible for defining the pedagogical, scientific, administrative, and financial policies of the university. The Scientific Council is entrusted with making recommendations to the Administrative Council on issues related to research, technical and scientific documentation as well as graduate program orientations.
Research and Publishing
A total of 180 research-professors among the faculty of the Réunion University are involved in research. Several research institutions in development, agronomy among others, are involved in research.Note: For detailed account on the state of higher education in Réunion, please consult: Hassan Ez-zaïm, African Higher Education: An International Reference Handbook (Damtew Teferra and Philip. G. Altbach, eds., Indiana University Press, 2003), pp. 248-251.
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