The Eduardo Mondlane University (; UEM) is the oldest and largest

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. The UEM is a secular public university, unaffiliated with any religion, and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, or religion. The university is located in

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and has about 40,000 students enrolled.

History

The institution was set up as a center for higher education in 1962 in what was then

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, the capital of

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's overseas province of Mozambique. Founded by the time of Overseas Minister

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, it was called ''Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique'' (Mozambique General University Studies) after ''

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''; in 1968 it became the Universidade de Lourenço Marques (University of Lourenço Marques). After Mozambique became

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in 1975, the city was renamed Maputo and the university was renamed in honor of

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leader

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in 1976.

Student enrolment

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

Notable alumni

* Nazira Abdula, Mozambican Minister of Health * Mari Alkatiri, first Prime Minister of Timor Leste *

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, Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India * Alice Banze, trained social scientist active with

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, Mozambican author, poet, journalist, and biologist * Carla Louveira, Mozambican Finance Minister * Venâncio Mondlane, Mozambican politician * Odete Muximpua, Mozambican engineer * Carmelita Namashulua (born 1962), Minister of Education and Human Development for Mozambique, previously Minister of State Administration and the Public Service of Mozambique (2015–2020) * Adriano Nuvunga, Mozambican

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History

Student enrolment

Notable alumni

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