Rovuma University (UniRovuma) has approved the creation of a degree course in Port and Customs Logistics, a pioneering course in the country that aims to prepare highly qualified staff to meet the growing demands of the national logistics sector, with a special focus on the Port of Nacala, located in Nampula province..

The decision was taken during the II Ordinary Session of the Academic Council, recently held in the city of Nampula, under the chairmanship of rector Mário Jorge Brito dos Santos, who urged the members of the body to maintain a posture of strategic reflection and academic rigor in the face of the challenges facing Mozambican higher education.

“The decisions we make over these two days will shape the future of our institution. We need to innovate, plan rigorously and act responsibly, always with the commitment to offer our users an education of excellence that has a social impact,” said the rector.

According to a publication on the Ikweli, The new course, proposed by the Higher Institute of Transport, Logistics and Telecommunications (ISTLT), located in Nacala, aims to train professionals with technical and scientific skills in the areas of port logistics, customs management, operation of logistics chains and supervision of international commercial processes.

According to the approved proposal, the training will be designed to respond to the dynamics of maritime trade and the modernization of the Nacala logistics corridor, one of the most strategic economic axes in Mozambique and the southern region of Africa.

During the meeting, the rector called on the proposers and the curriculum committees to ensure that the new courses are based on detailed studies that identify advantages, challenges and social relevance.

“It's important that each faculty carries out an exhaustive study of its specific characteristics. Only in this way will we be able to guarantee that our decisions are sustainable and that the new training offers actually contribute to the country's development,” said Brito dos Santos.

The II Ordinary Session of the Academic Council also examined other structuring issues linked to the quality of teaching, scientific research, pedagogical innovation and university management, reaffirming UniRovuma's commitment to modernization and the social relevance of its activities.

For the rector, the creation of new courses must be aligned with the institutional vision of a “modern, inclusive and socially useful” university, capable of producing knowledge and generating solutions to the challenges facing the north and the whole country.

“UniRovuma has a responsibility to be a benchmark in critical thinking, innovation and social commitment. We need to train professionals who master science, but who also understand the reality of their territory,” he said.

The approval of the Degree in Port and Customs Logistics symbolizes, according to the rector, a strategic step in the diversification of the training offer and a direct contribution to the national agenda of industrialization and regional economic integration.

“This is a course with high employability potential and economic impact. It is an academic response to what the country needs: staff capable of transforming Nacala's logistical opportunities into sustainable development,” concluded Brito dos Santos.

 

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