Universidade Católica de Moçambique – University in Beira

Universidade Católica de Moçambique (UCM), the Catholic University of Mozambique, is a private university founded in 1995 by the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique, with its rectorate in Beira, Sofala Province. It was one of the first private universities in the country and has expanded to faculties and extensions in several provinces, including Beira, Nampula, Pemba, Chimoio, Quelimane, Cuamba, Lichinga and Tete. UCM offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in economics and management, law, education and communication, health sciences and medicine, agriculture, engineering, information technology, tourism and hotel management, and social and political sciences. Its Faculty of Health Sciences in Beira trains doctors and other health professionals, and the university also runs a distance-learning centre. UCM is known for combining academic quality with community service and Catholic values. Prospective students and partners can contact the rectorate by phone or email for enquiries.