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I N V E S T & d e v e l O P Uniciti Education Hub is growing exponentially through both of its campuses. While Middlesex University settled in the Uniciti campus in 2017 – over a built area of 8,200 square metres – the institutions of Pierrefonds campus will move to their new quarters in Uniciti by 2021. The whole school and campus hubs, including the student residences, are expected to settle over a land extent of 500,000 square metres in line with the development strategy and vision of the smart city. The group intends to welcome 5,000 students by 2025, with a mix of 75% foreign students and 25% locals. The higher education cluster already hosts students of some 50 different nationalities. A UNIQUE STUDENT LIFE EXPERIENCE The Pierrefonds campus by Uniciti Education Hub Uniciti Education Hub caters for more than academic excellence, offering an integrated lifestyle that takes into account students’ needs and requirements, for instance, a full-fledged 144-bed student accommodation, a student restaurant, a multi-sports centre featuring a 10-lane 50m pool, and very soon a green park. Students enrolling in Uniciti Education Hub’s institutions are presented with the right opportunities to study, live and play. Uniciti's security patrol • • personal development pertaining to communication skills and personality a programme that tallies with the industrial and economic world. Since March 2019, MCB Institute of Finance has joined Uniciti Education Hub as part of its executive education arm to provide professional courses, thereby gathering prestigious partners in the field of finance, retail banking, innovation and design thinking. They are, as of today, Retail Banking Academy, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas and Emeritus. Born out of a shared vision of the MCB Group and Uniciti Education Hub, MCB Institute of Finance (IF) is an institution dedicated to curating and providing the most relevant courses to develop the financial know-how of professionals and students alike. MCB IF aspires to becoming the African reference in the development of talents for the financial sector. Student Life Restaurant UNICITI DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW Uniciti Mauritius is the perfect gateway for foreigners, businessmen and international companies seeking new havens to develop business opportunities or to settle in a vibrant and dynamic environment which places higher education at its heart. Tapping into what makes Mauritius itself a great place to invest such as its conducive business environment, fiscal incentives, its air access policy and reliable infrastructure among others, Uniciti offers an array of investment opportunities including: • • • • • • real estate development residential properties business relocation retail space for franchises and stand-alone stores higher education partnerships public or municipal service. uniciti.mu