The Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) is one of the leading institutions in the educational field of Mauritius. It operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology and was established by an Act of Parliament as a joint venture between the governments of India and Mauritius in 1970 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
The Institute also provides logistics facilities to national and international organizations through the state of the art, an auditorium of 800 seating capacity with a highly sophisticated light and sound system and its remarkable acoustics.