Stiff competition for university places in Mozambique

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Stiff competition for university places in Mozambique

12:49 CAT | 08 Jan 2018

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A total of 32,143 candidates today begin admission tests for the 4,960 places at Eduardo Mondlane, Unizambeze and Unilúrio public universities.

Of these, 22,527 are competing for courses at Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), an increase of around 8 per cent over 2017.

The UEM’s Communication and Marketing Centre points out that 2,870 of this year’s vacancies are for courses taught in the labour regime, 1,665 for post-employment and 430 for distance education.

About 70 percent of the candidates are from Maputo province, followed by Gaza and Inhambane with about six percent of the total.

Tete and Niassa have the fewest students taking the exam, each with approximately one per cent, a scenario similar to last year, when these were also the provinces that registered the smallest number of candidates.

“As in recent years, the number of candidates by gender remains almost evenly distributed, being 49 percent for the feminine and 51 for the masculine,” UEM says.

Competition for places at UEM, the oldest and largest of the country’s higher education institutions, will be stiff, considering each vacancy in medicine, law, accounting and finance, biology and health will be disputed by between 32 and 55 candidates.

Medicine heads the list of courses preferred by university aspirants with 2,909 candidates, followed by law, accounting and finance, public administration, biology and health with 1,848, 1,832, 1,689 and 1,640 respectively.

The exams begin with drawing, English language, biology and socio-linguistic inquiry tests, culminating in physical fitness tests and written exams, and music and drama practical exams on Friday.

In order for the process to go smoothly, the UEM will insist on punctuality, with the university barring examination room entry to candidates arriving after eight o’clock in the morning and two o’clock in the afternoon, or who cannot be not properly identified.

“Candidates should not carry with them cell phones, calculators or other electronic devices whose use could be considered fraudulent,” the institution warns.

Source: Notícias