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Mozambique's top university to launch Chinese degree course

Xinhua, January 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Mozambique's oldest and most prestige higher institution, Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), will from this year introduce a degree course in Chinese, making Mozambique one of the first countries in southern African region to do so.

The degree course will be conducted through the university's 3-year-old Confucius Institute.

"We have been teaching Chinese locally, but only short courses, and about 2,000 students have benefited from that. Collaborating with the university authorities, we now have decided to do more and introduce degree in Chinese," said Xing Xianhong, Executive Director of UEM's Confucius Institute, on Friday.

The director said lessons are expected to begin at the end of February, and for the first year, they have 60 vacancies.

"The course will last for a period of 4 years, like the majority of courses lectured here at UEM. We have about 15 Chinese teachers and there are also Mozambican teachers who will be lecturing different subjects," said Xing.

During the four-year study, students enrolled will have the chance to visit Chinese universities when they have successfully finished the basics.

They will also have opportunities to join the Chinese companies in Mozambique to work as translators among other things, said the director. Endit