Mozambique: Six more universities on their way – Carta

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Mozambique: Six more universities on their way – Carta

6:10 CAT | 12 Aug 2021

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The Government of Mozambique has authorised the creation of more higher education institutions in the country.

In two cabinet meetings held yesterday and on last week’sTuesday, the Council of Ministers approved decrees that authorise the creation of six higher education institutions, two of them universities and four polytechnics.

Three such institutions were approved last week, during the Cabinet’s 27th Ordinary Session, and the other three were authorised yesterday, during the 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers.

The first new institution announced last week is the Joaquim Alberto Chissano University of Science and Technology (UJAC), created by Edupac Soluções, Lda., a joint venture between Educação e Comunicação Limitada, the Joaquim Chissano Foundation and Simão Manuel Nhambi, and to be installed in the KaTembe municipal district in Maputo.

The second institution is the Instituto Superior Ecuménico de Ricatla, to be headquartered in the district of Marracuene, Maputo province. The institution belongs to the United Seminary of Ricatla, an ecumenical theological education institution, created in 1958 under the auspices of the Christian Council of Mozambique.

The third higher education institution announced by the Council of Ministers last week is the Instituto Superior União Geral das Cooperativas (ISUGC), headquartered in the city of Maputo. The institution is owned by the General Union of Cooperatives, which already owns a technical-professional education institution.

After this Tuesday’s cabinet session , government spokesman Filimão Suazi announced the formation of the Mussa Quantu Polytechnic Institute (ISMUQ), to be built in the city of Angoche, in Nampula province. The institute will be created by the José Ibraimo Abudo Foundation, Lda., whose patron is former ombudsman José Abudo, currently dean of the controversial Mussa Bin Bique University, also in Nampula.

The second institution announced yesterday is the Alberto Chipande University (UNIAC), whose headquarters will be in the city of Beira, Sofala province. The institution belongs to Globalvisa Protocols, Lda., owned by Rizuane Mubarak.

Finally, the government authorised the opening of the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Engineering and Science (ISUPEC), to be headquartered in Moatize, in Tete province. The institution belongs to Grupo Marara, Lda., a consultancy and services company in the areas of corporate communication, marketing, information technology and content production.

Source: Carta de Moçambique