Public Forum on Higher Education

In Beira

Public Forum on Higher Education - in Beira

Tue, 13 November 2018

A Profile of Mozambican Graduates

The Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project will host a public forum in Beira on 13 November 2018 to share the results of its report, Baseline Survey on the School-to-Work Transitions of University Graduates in Mozambique. The event will focus on the characteristics and employment expectations of Mozambican final year students.

Project partners welcome the media, academics, students, policy makers, civil society and general public to participate in the public forum and reception. 

Programme

08:30-09:30  Registration 

09:30-09:45

Welcome
Representative of Universidade Zambeze

09:45-11:30

A Profile of Mozambican University Graduates
Sam Jones, Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER
Ricardo Santos, Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER

Discussants: Dr Assa Guambe – Ministry of Labour, Dr Rita Mbebe – Polytechnic University, Prof. Gil Mavanga – Pedagogical University (TBC), Osvaldo Mauaie – Associations of Mozambican University Students (AEFUM)

Questions and Answers

About the report

The Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project is implementing a systematic study on the transition of university students as they finish their studies and enter the labour market. The baseline survey is the first round of the study that continues until the end of 2019. This is the first report of the study and it maps the characteristics and employment expectations of the final year university students in Mozambique.

Read the full report and the Policy Brief summarizing its results in both Portuguese and English.