On January 26, 2026, the mytGPT Educational Project, a teaching assistant powered by artificial intelligence, was officially launched in Mauritius. According to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, the project, developed in partnership with Mauritius Telecom, aims to integrate an innovative digital tool into the Mauritian education system.
At the ceremony, held at the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre in Bell Village, the public discovered the initiative in the presence of Devendre Gopaul, Senior Chief Executive, Ricaud Auckbur, Chief Technical Officer, and Veemal Gungadin, CEO of Mauritius Telecom. This was followed by a demonstration at the James Burty David State Secondary School, where students and teachers were able to see first-hand the platform’s functionalities.
This initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in October 2025 between the Ministry and Mauritius Telecom. Under this agreement, mytGPT Education would be tested in selected schools on a pilot basis prior to wider deployment. Specifically, the pilot phase would affect students in Grades 4, 7, 8 and 9, in eight schools across the island: four primary and four secondary schools. These include the James Burty David SSS in Bell Village, Ebene SSS Girls in Réduit, Vacoas SSS Boys in Vacoas and France Boyer de la Giroday SSS in Plaine Magnien.
The platform would offer students personalized support, with explanations, interactive exercises and secure content in English, French and phonetic Creole. For teachers, it would facilitate the automatic creation of teaching materials, reduce the administrative burden and provide analyses of student performance.
“Implementing mytGPT Education in schools is fully in line with our strategy, which aims to make artificial intelligence a tool for national progress, accessible to all,” said Veemal Gungadin, CEO of Mauritius Telecom. This initiative is not completely new. A first experiment was carried out in July 2025 in Rodrigues, at Collège Maréchal, with 70 Grade 12 students! The roll-out is intended to be gradual, giving students and teachers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the use of artificial intelligence in learning and educational management.
