Pedagogical University

The Pedagogical University (UP), a public higher education school run by the government of Mozambique, is also one of the best universities to study in Mozambique. It was the first and is the only public institution in the country entirely dedicated to teacher education. The Pedagogical University plays an essential role in the education system of the country. Teaching is of the greatest caliber, and the educational process adheres to worldwide norms.

The UP has its headquarters and main campus in Maputo, as well as delegations in all provinces. The Pedagogical University (UP) was established in 1985 as the Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP) by ministerial directive no. 73/85, issued on December 4, as an institution dedicated to the training of teachers at all levels of the National Education System (SNE) and educational personnel. The institution was founded in the facilities of the General Preparatory School Joaquim José Machado in Maputo.

The Beira Delegation began operations in 1989, utilizing the facilities of the then-Patrice Lumumba Commercial School. The ISP therefore becomes the country's first higher education institution to have a campus outside of the capital.

Also in 1995, 10 years after the institution's founding, the ISP was elevated to the university category under the name Pedagogical University, with the ratification of the statutes and the backing of Presidential Decree 13/95, issued on April 25, 1995.

Address: Rua Comandante Augusto Cardoso, Maputo, Mozambique
Phone: +258 84 779 7344
Founded: 1985
Website: www.up.ac.mz