RELIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES IN MOZAMBIQUE OFFER ALTERNATIVE WAY TO CREATE INCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION, SAY SUPPORTERS

Although religious universities educate only about 15% of all higher education students in Mozambique, they make a significant contribution to a country with very low levels of access to tertiary studies. Only 1% of the 29 million Mozambicans are currently attending attend higher education courses according to data provided by the country’s ministry of science and technology and higher education. Religious university officials told University World News that they represent an alternative way to develop inclusive higher education by charging low rates and ...


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