Eduardo Mondlane University

Coordinates: 25°58′00″S 32°35′00″E / 25.9667°S 32.5833°E / -25.9667; 32.5833
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Eduardo Mondlane University
Portuguese: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
TypePublic
Established21 August 1962[1]
RectorManuel Guilherme Júnior, PhD[2]
Students39,078 (2015)[3]
Undergraduates35,809
Postgraduates3,207
62
Location,
25°58′00″S 32°35′00″E / 25.9667°S 32.5833°E / -25.9667; 32.5833
AffiliationsAAU[4]
Websitewww.uem.mz

The Eduardo Mondlane University (Portuguese: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane; UEM) is the oldest and largest university in Mozambique. The UEM is a public university of a secular state, not affiliated with any religion and that does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, and religion.[5] The university is located in Maputo and has about 40,000 students enrolled.[6]

History[edit]

Eduardo Mondlane University

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[edit]

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[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Nota Histórica (History)" (in Portuguese). uem.mz.
  2. ^ "Reitor da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Rector of Eduardo Mondlane University)" (in Portuguese). uem.mz.
  3. ^ "UEM em números - 2015". Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Member Universities". Association of African Universities. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Visão e Missão". uem.mz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ "UEM em números - 2015". Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "History of Eduardo Mondlane University". uem.mz. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ^ "UEM em Números - 2015". Universidade Eduardo Mondlane. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Mari Alkatiri: Berterimakasilah pada Fretilin". teguhtimur.com. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

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