Eduardo Mondlane University
The Eduardo Mondlane University (Portuguese: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane; UEM) is the oldest and largest university in Mozambique. The UEM is a secular public university, unaffiliated with any religion, and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, or religion.[5] The university is located in Maputo and has about 40,000 students enrolled.[6]
History
The institution was set up as a center for higher education in 1962 in what was then Lourenço Marques, the capital of Portugal's overseas province of Mozambique. Founded by the time of Overseas Minister Adriano Moreira, it was called Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique (Mozambique General University Studies)[1] after Studium Generale; in 1968 it became the Universidade de Lourenço Marques (University of Lourenço Marques).[7] After Mozambique became independent in 1975, the city was renamed Maputo and the university was renamed in honor of FRELIMO leader Eduardo Mondlane in 1976.[7]
Student enrolment
All students at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane are full-time, contact students. As of 2015, the university consists of around 40,000 students, of which around 3,300 are pursuing postgraduate courses [8]
Notable alumni
- Nazira Abdula, Mozambican Minister of Health
- Mari Alkatiri, first Prime Minister of Timor Leste[9]
- U. Aswathanarayana, Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India
- Alice Banze, trained social scientist active with Oxfam
- Mia Couto, Mozambican author, poet, journalist, and biologist
- Odete Muximpua, Mozambican engineer[10]
- Adriano Nuvunga, Mozambican scholar, anti-corruption advocate and human rights defender
See also
References
- ^ a b "Nota Histórica (History)" (in Portuguese). uem.mz.
- ^ "Reitor da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Rector of Eduardo Mondlane University)" (in Portuguese). uem.mz.
- ^ "UEM em números - 2015". Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Member Universities". Association of African Universities. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Visão e Missão". uem.mz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "UEM em números - 2015". Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ a b "History of Eduardo Mondlane University". uem.mz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "UEM em Números - 2015". Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Mari Alkatiri: Berterimakasilah pada Fretilin". teguhtimur.com. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Mozambican Woman Paves the Way for a New Generation of African Engineers". World Bank. 14 December 2015.
External links
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