Eduardo Mondlane University

Eduardo Mondlane University
Portuguese: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Type Public
Established 21 August 1962[1]
Rector Orlando António Quilambo, PhD[2]
Students 30,365 (2012)[3]
Undergraduates 28,219
Postgraduates 2,116
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Location Maputo, Mozambique
25°58′00″S 32°35′00″E / 25.9667°S 32.5833°E / -25.9667; 32.5833Coordinates: 25°58′00″S 32°35′00″E / 25.9667°S 32.5833°E / -25.9667; 32.5833
Affiliations AAU[4]
Website www.uem.mz

The Eduardo Mondlane University (Portuguese: Universidade Eduardo Mondlane; UEM) is the oldest and largest university in Mozambique. The UEM is located in Maputo and has about 30,000 students enrolled.[5]

History

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).[6] 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.[6]

Student enrollment

All students at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane are full-time, contact students, and there are no distance or part-time students. In 2006 the majority (14,141) are national citizens and the remainder (58) are international students from outside of the SADC region.[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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 - 2012 (UEM in numbers - 2012)" (in Portuguese). uem.mz.
  4. ↑ "Member Universities". Association of African Universities.
  5. ↑ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Retrieved 31 October 2014
  6. 1 2 History of Eduardo Mondlane University
  7. ↑ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane @ SARAU Retrieved 31 December 2011
  8. ↑ http://teguhtimur.com/2011/03/05/meet-mari-alkatiri/


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