Partner 8
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Universidade Eduardo Mondlane , Website: www.uem.mz |
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Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), which was founded in 1962 during the colonial period, became a national university after independence in 1975. So far, it is the largest institution of higher education in Mozambique that offers a wide range of degree programmes. In order to play a key role in the development process of the young nation, the UEM had to start building up its academic staff and to restructure its programmes almost from scratch. The university now is in the middle of a dynamic, political, cultural and socio-economic process. An important determinant in this process is that Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world and that the university not only has to work with extremely limited means, but also has to re-assess priorities constantly.
Lídia Brito, is an expert in Forestry who has worked increasingly in science and technology policy: until recently she served as Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology in Mozambique. She is also a member of a number of international bodies including the High level Committee UNESCO-NEPAD for Science since 2002; and of the Executive Board of UNESCO – IHE in Delft since 2003. She has worked closely with our colleagues from CES (partner 5). She will bring a developing country perspective to the team, and practical experience with the issues policymakers face in making choices about the introduction of new technologies in such contexts under Work Package 4 and in Work Package 0, which she will co-lead with Peter Healey.