Mozambique - Unilúrio - Support to Skills Development for Agriculture and Industry Project

The project aims to provide investment resources to strengthen the University of Lúrio’s (UniLúrio) capacity to better contribute to solving the country’s human capital needs in the fields of agriculture and industry. UniLúrio represents Government’s efforts to decentralize its public university system to address increasing demand and improve the development impact of higher education in science and technology. It is the most recent public university (established in 2006) and the only in the northern, the poorest region of the country and with high natural resources potential. UniLúrio’s agriculture and industry related programmes focus on forestry, rural development and zootechny as well as computer, civil, mechanical and geological engineering. The project will support UniLúrio by (i) improving the quality and relevance of training; (ii) strengthening employability and entrepreneurship, (iii) improving equitable access at the university, thus contributing to improving the situation in the national higher education system; and (iv) strengthening strategic planning and management. By strengthening UniLúrio’s training and applied research capacity in agriculture and industry the project will contribute to the development of the skilled labour force needed to enhance the country’s productivity. The project will also contribute to hastening targeted solutions for poverty and inequality reduction, which are needed for social inclusion and shared prosperity in Mozambique. The total cost of the 5-year project is estimated at UA 11.10 million, which is financed by the ADF Grant (10.00 million) and government’s counterpart contribution (1.10 million).