Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) was distinguished as one of the 30 best higher education institutions in Africa, ranking 23rd in the second edition of the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Ranking..

According to NewsThe competition, whose results were made public a few days ago, saw the participation of 129 universities from the region, where Mozambique's oldest and largest university managed to improve its ranking, climbing four places compared to last year.

The quality of the EMU was evident in the pillars of ethical leadership and impact on Africa, where it scored 86.5 and 81.8 respectively.

The resources and finance and student involvement pillars performed above the 50-point average, respectively. Lastly, the access pillar scored the lowest.

In the overall ranking, UEM obtained 63.9 points compared to 81.6 points for the University of Johannesburg, which came first in the ranking of Sub-Saharan African universities in this edition.

Its performance in the pillars scored satisfactorily in terms of resources and funding, access and justice, student involvement, ethical leadership and impact in Africa.

South African universities occupy four of the top ten places, with three institutions in the top three and one in tenth position.

Rwanda's UGHE - University of Global Health Equity ranks fourth and has the highest score in the region in the student involvement pillar, with 97.4 points.

The University of Ghana ranks fifth, with strong performance in the pillars of ethical leadership and student involvement.

In the 2024 ranking of universities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mozambique has two institutions, UEM and the Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM).

Therefore, UEM and UCM are the only Mozambican institutions participating and ranked in the Ranking of Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In this edition, the PALOP community, in addition to Mozambique, is joined by institutions from Angola and Cape Verde, occupying positions 101+ in the overall ranking.

The ranking of the participating universities results from the sum of the scores received in different indicators grouped into three vital areas: teaching, research and social impact.

The evaluation methodology has 20 metrics, grouped into five pillars: resources and finance, access and justice, student involvement, ethical leadership and impact on Africa.

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