Last Thursday evening, the Mauritius College of the Air organised a social evening for the benefit of the part time MBA students. The part time student is usually under stress in trying to cope with the exigencies of work, family life and studies. This is why the MCA has organised this special evening to enable students to enjoy the company of their peers and lecturers outside the formal teaching and learning structures.

Amidst fun and laughter students reflected on their experience at the MCA and welcome this opportunity for social development provided by the learning organisation. It was agreed that the Master in Business Administration is a very intensive program. However students emphasised that acquiring the prestigious degree should not be their sole objective and that their personal development is also important in the process.

Special tributes were paid by both lecturers and students to the MCA which provides the appropriate atmosphere to help learners to achieve their objectives. For these busy young professionals, finding time to do assignments is no easy task and through group work, they support each other. Here one of the students, Denis told the group that after the programme, he would also remember the various jokes that they shared when they were doing group work. Another student showed his appreciation for the practical dimension of the programme which forced them to do field work to acquire the appropriate information for their project work which they usually present in class whereby lecturers and peers give the appropriate feedback.

After sharing views on their experience, the students concentrated on the entertainment part of the evening with songs, music and dancing?