Main Supervisor

“Main Supervisor” means a full time staff either of the University of Mauritius or of an external institution to provide appropriate academic and administrative guidance and support so as to enable the student to achieve his/her full research potential and reach the standard required for MPhil or PhD.

Co-Supervisors

“Co-Supervisors” means two full-time staff of the University of Mauritius, or one from the University of Mauritius and another from an external institution or a person agreeable to the University of Mauritius, who both provide appropriate academic and administrative guidance and support so as to enable the student to achieve his/her full research potential and reach the standard required for MPhil/PhD.

Co-Supervisors are normally appointed in the case where a research project has an interdisciplinary dimension. Co-Supervisors should meet the same criteria as for the Main Supervisor. Similarly, the Co-Supervisors will have the same responsibilities as the Main Supervisor.

Associate Supervisor

“Associate Supervisor” means:
• Either a person with relevant research experience from within or outside the University of Mauritius, recommended by the Main Supervisor when the latter is a full time staff of the University of Mauritius, to provide complementary supervision to the research student
• Or a full time staff of the University of Mauritius with relevant research experience, agreeable to the Main Supervisor when the latter is from an external institution, to provide support and complementary guidance to the student and to advise the Main Supervisor on the student’s progress.

Medical/Industrial Supervisor

For certain disciplines of the University and in exceptional cases where the proposed supervisor is not a holder of a PhD, a Medical Supervisor may be appointed to cover clinical aspects or an Industrial Supervisor to cover industrial aspects of the research project.