Zambeze University is an important public university in Mozambique, playing a key role in the country's higher education sector:

Introduction: Zambeze University was established in December 2007. It is the fourth university in Mozambique and the second public university. It is located in Beira, the capital of Sorafa Province, and has trained a large number of professionals for the local and surrounding areas, promoting regional education, economic and social development.

Overview

Students and Faculty: As of now, the university has 6,050 students and 224 teachers. The scale of teachers and students reflects its influence in Mozambique's higher education and provides a human resource foundation for teaching and academic research.

Faculty and College Settings: There are six faculties, namely the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Department of Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources, the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Health Sciences, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Agricultural Sciences, and the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities. Covering multiple disciplines, it provides students with a variety of professional choices to meet the learning interests and career development needs of different students.

History: Since its establishment in 2007, the school has developed steadily and continuously improved its discipline construction and teaching staff. It has gradually gained a foothold in Mozambique's education system and has become an important base for cultivating professional talents. In 2025, the University of Zambezi also participated in the preparation of the 34th Annual Conference of the Association of Portuguese-speaking Universities (AULP), and co-hosted the event with many local universities, further enhancing the school's position in regional education exchanges.

School Strength

Faculty: 224 teachers provide teaching guidance to students. Although the specific information such as the teachers' academic qualifications and scientific research achievements is not clear, they can undertake multi-disciplinary teaching tasks and have certain professional qualities and teaching experience.

International Exchange: There are exchanges and cooperation with China University of Mining and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, etc., and activities are carried out in education and scientific research cooperation, talent training, student exchanges, etc., to enhance the school's education quality and international influence through international cooperation.

Nature of the institution: A public university, funded and managed by the government, aims to provide fair higher education opportunities for the general public and promote the country's education popularization and talent training.

Educational philosophy: Although a systematic educational philosophy has not been clearly put forward, from the perspective of subject settings and activities, it is committed to cultivating professional talents that meet the needs of social development, covering agriculture, engineering, science, humanities and social sciences, etc., focusing on students' knowledge learning and skills training to promote students' all-round development and serve Mozambique's economic and social construction.

Key laboratories and disciplines: No public information about key laboratories has been found. In terms of disciplines, relying on six colleges and departments, agricultural-related disciplines (such as the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Department of Agricultural Sciences, etc.), environmental engineering and natural resources disciplines occupy an important position in the school's discipline system, which is closely related to Mozambique's important industry of agriculture and the demand for resource development and utilization and environmental protection.

Faculty: That is, the above six colleges and departments, each of which carries out teaching and research activities around its own discipline field, continuously explores and develops in its own professional direction, and has formed a relatively complete teaching and research system.

Ranking: There is currently no public international or domestic authoritative ranking information. Perhaps because the school was established relatively recently, its popularity and influence in the international higher education evaluation system need to be further improved; at the same time, Mozambique's overall higher education evaluation system may not be perfect enough, and a widely recognized ranking mechanism has not yet been formed.

Cost: As a public university, it usually provides relatively low tuition standards for domestic students to ensure educational equity. However, there is currently no public information on specific fees such as tuition and registration fees. The fees for international students may vary. You can obtain accurate information through the school's official website, admissions department, or by establishing contact with the school.

Campus environment: The school is located in Beira City and has a superior geographical location. Although there is a lack of a detailed description of the campus environment, it can be inferred that the campus is equipped with basic teaching facilities such as teaching buildings, libraries, and laboratories to provide students with places for study and research; there may also be living and activity facilities such as dormitories, canteens, and sports facilities to meet students' daily life and extracurricular activities.