Eduardo Mondlane University

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
Maputo
,
Mozambique

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 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]

  1. ^ "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.