Mozambique - Improving the Quality of University Graduates
In 1990, Mozambique had fewer than 3,000 university-trained persons. Less than 15 percent of civil service personnel had a university degree, and more than a third of civil servants had less than seven years of primary education. Highly trained and...
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okr-10986-97282021-04-23T14:02:46Z Mozambique - Improving the Quality of University Graduates Mohan, P.C. EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVE LEARNING FEMALE STUDENTS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LIBRARIES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING READING RETENTION STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHING TEACHING STAFF UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY GRADUATES PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CAPACITY BUILDING HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TEXTBOOKS SURVEYS AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE ECONOMICS VETERINARY EDUCATION MEDICINE SCHOOL BUILDINGS In 1990, Mozambique had fewer than 3,000 university-trained persons. Less than 15 percent of civil service personnel had a university degree, and more than a third of civil servants had less than seven years of primary education. Highly trained and professionally experienced Mozambicans tended to gravitate towards the private sector. Consequently, the planning and management of both public and private sector activities were adversely impacted. This Infobrief focuses on the expansion in the quantity and improvement in the quality of university graduates, a specific objective of the World Bank-assisted Capacity Building: Human Resources Development project which was implemented between 1993 and 2001. The number of students graduating annually from UEM has increased five times during project implementation (1994-2001), from 148 in 1994 to 695 in 2000. The percentage of graduates who complete all degree requirements within the official prescribed time has increased from 5 percent in 1997 to 15 percent in 2000. The overall average examination pass rate has improved from 39 percent in 1994 to 53 percent in 2000. Under the project, 4,350 book titles were imported and 159 textbook titles were produced locally. While the targeted number of books distributed to each student was five, survey questionnaires to a sample of economics and engineering students found that each student had 7-10 books. Critical capacity building needs in the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) were addressed through a strategy based on linking with selected universities outside the country. Libraries and reading space serving the faculties of agriculture, architecture, economics, veterinary science and medicine were expanded. Overall, about 50 percent of the university infrastructure was rehabilitated as planned. 2012-08-13T09:23:23Z 2012-08-13T09:23:23Z 2003-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2489231/mozambique-improving-quality-university-graduates http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9728 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 90 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Mozambique |
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In 1990, Mozambique had fewer than 3,000
university-trained persons. Less than 15 percent of civil
service personnel had a university degree, and more than a
third of civil servants had less than seven years of primary
education. Highly trained and professionally experienced
Mozambicans tended to gravitate towards the private sector.
Consequently, the planning and management of both public and
private sector activities were adversely impacted. This
Infobrief focuses on the expansion in the quantity and
improvement in the quality of university graduates, a
specific objective of the World Bank-assisted Capacity
Building: Human Resources Development project which was
implemented between 1993 and 2001. The number of students
graduating annually from UEM has increased five times during
project implementation (1994-2001), from 148 in 1994 to 695
in 2000. The percentage of graduates who complete all degree
requirements within the official prescribed time has
increased from 5 percent in 1997 to 15 percent in 2000. The
overall average examination pass rate has improved from 39
percent in 1994 to 53 percent in 2000. Under the project,
4,350 book titles were imported and 159 textbook titles were
produced locally. While the targeted number of books
distributed to each student was five, survey questionnaires
to a sample of economics and engineering students found that
each student had 7-10 books. Critical capacity building
needs in the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) were
addressed through a strategy based on linking with selected
universities outside the country. Libraries and reading
space serving the faculties of agriculture, architecture,
economics, veterinary science and medicine were expanded.
Overall, about 50 percent of the university infrastructure
was rehabilitated as planned. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Mohan, P.C. |
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Mozambique - Improving the Quality of University Graduates |
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Mozambique - Improving the Quality of University Graduates |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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