Mauritius Debuts Education-Focused AI Platform

Mauritius’ Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Mauritius Telecom, has launched an artificial intelligence platform dubbed mytGPT for Education, designed for students, teachers and parents. The initiative builds on a pilot programme conducted from August to October 2025, which included about 70 Grade 12  students studying mathematics, accounting and physics.

The mytGPT platform functions as an on-demand educational assistant that offers tailored content aligned to each student’s level, while enabling teachers to monitor class-wide progress in real time. The pull is toward personalised learning paths and inclusive access. The project was initially launched at Maréchal College in Rodrigues in June, engaging a small cohort in a controlled environment to test feasibility and design. Over the pilot phase, the platform demonstrated how AI-driven support could supplement traditional teaching.

Veemal Gungadin, the Chief Executive Officer of Mauritius Telecom, presented the initiative on June 17, with Deputy Chief Commissioner Johnson Roussety in attendance. Gungadin said the project transforms the learning experience by using technology, noting that it aligns with the school curriculum and acts as a personal tutor accompanying students at their own pace.

This launch fits within a wider journey for Mauritius , one where digital tools and AI are steadily being woven into the country’s education system and economy. The recent rollout of Phase 4 of the Technology-Enabled Learning (TEL) initiative is a clear example, as it focuses on preparing institutions for AI-enabled teaching and modern learning standards.

This direction is also reflected in Mauritius’ performance in the 2024 Government AI Readiness Index by Oxford Insights, which assessed 188 countries across 40 indicators. With a score of 53.94, Mauritius ranked first in sub-Saharan Africa and 69th globally, driven by its strong governance and national data infrastructure. In that context, mytGPT for Education is not appearing in isolation; it aligns with a broader national strategy to build adaptive learning pathways, strengthen teacher capacity, expand connected infrastructure and ensure policy keeps pace with technology.

In recent years, the country has steadily built the foundations for AI in education, from blended learning programmes in universities to national guidelines developed by the Higher Education Commission on responsible AI use in classrooms. These guidelines are not just about technology, but about fairness, transparency and supporting teachers so they can apply AI meaningfully.

Across the continent, many education technologies are deployed before schools or teachers are ready to use them effectively. A 2024 study found that earlier reforms in Mauritius faced setbacks because staff lacked proper training and schools were working with outdated resources and patchy connectivity.

This time, Mauritian policymakers are trying a different route: pairing new tools with national strategy. The platform arrives alongside Digital Mauritius 2030 and other AI policy frameworks, signaling a shift from experimentation to long-term planning. The next hurdle will be scale, making sure access goes beyond well-connected schools and reaches rural places such as Rodrigues, while also equipping teachers to use the platform consistently and not just during the pilot phase.

If that succeeds, Mauritius will move from being an adopter of global edtech solutions to a regional example of how a small state can future-proof its education system through policy, infrastructure and human capacity working together. With Cabinet backing secured, the platform is now poised for expansion across more schools and regions. Stakeholders will watch closely whether the pilot’s success can be scaled equitably, teacher training can keep pace, and content remains adaptive to differing student levels.