Mauritian Dr Avinash Oojorah graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) with a PhD in education. He is part of a programme which started after the signing of a 2011 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE) and the School of Education.

The programme supports candidates through a site-based supervision cohort model using supervisors from South Africa and Mauritius. The PhD students, largely staff members of the MIE, research areas of innovation and development within teacher education on the island.