The mozambic public university and its community

excludent training offer and (im)possibility of social participation

Abstract

This article seeks to reflect on the university and the community in which it is located. On the one hand, emphasis is given to the training offer and the possibilities that are offered to future students. On the other hand, it analyses the possibilities for social participation in the community in which they are located. In this sense, it examines the processes relating to the establishment of the university in Mozambique and its evolution, as well as the vacancies available for its attendance. The research has an exploratory and descriptive nature whose motto is based on documentary and bibliographical research. The results indicate that the majority of places (58.4%) made available by higher education institutions with the legal name of university are reserved for a modality that involves the payment of fees and/or monthly fees, which, in a certain way, means the collapse of the public to give way to silent privatization. Furthermore, this privatist trend is carried out without considering the social condition of many students, which makes it an exclusionary institution. It is concluded, therefore, that there is a need for greater participation in the decision-making process for intercession between the university and its community, thus allowing greater social participation.