Question

Before 2010, why did university bound students go abroad rather than study in Seychelles?

Answer 1

The correct answer on Edgen is:

(C.) There were no universities in Seychelles.

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Answer 2

It happened because there was no university in Seychelles.

Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean consisting of 115 island-countries. It has the smallest population of any African sovereign countries ( 94,000).

It is one of Africa's countries with most economic prosperity and it has the highest nominal per capita GDP in Africa.

There are a total of 68 schools in Seychelles, seven of them post-secondary.

In September 2009, the first ever university was founded, the University of Seychelles ( UniSey ). It was created as an attempt to slow the brain drain that had occurred previously. Students had to go abroad to study and many of them stayed there afterwards and never returned home, taking with them all the knowledge obtained. By staying abroad, they did not contribute to their home country''s economic and social development, which was a big concern for the government of Seychelles.

The University opened in three locations and offers qualifications from the University of London.