About the UEM Central Library Programme Blog

With this blog, the team working with the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) Central Library Programme within the Sida Research Training Partnership Programme, shares the content and activities of the five year cooperation, launched in November 2017. Our joint work aims at contributing to the development of a modern research library at UEM, through increased access to and usage of resources and capacity building including masters and PhD Training as well as cooperation at a national and regional level. The Swedish partners are the University of Borås and the Blekinge Institute of Technology. By following the blog you will be updated on the activities and get an insight into the cooperation.

Wednesday 26 September 2018

Updates on activities

Master students

If you work at the Central Library you have probably noted that Professor Elena Maceviciute is around between the 24th and 28th of September. Elena from the Swedish school of Library and Information Science is in the country to introduce our six master's students to the programme, to teach digital library management, but also to meet with library staff and managers for a couple of short workshops. Elena is programme supervisor of the international master's programme that the students are admitted to, and if you are interested in her research, please go to her research profile via this link.

Professor Elena Maceviciute. Photo: University of Borås

Annual Planning Meeting

Later on in October, library director and University of Borås team member Svante Krisetnsson will participate in the Annual Planning Meeting of the Sida-UEM cooperation together with library director Horacio Zimba, coordinator .

Master teaching again

Besides Digital Library Management, the master's programme focuses on information retrieval and technologies for digital libraries this semester. Fereshta Westin, lecturer from the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, gives input on basic technology between October 22nd and 26th.

UEM-Sweden 40 years of research cooperation

On the 13th of November, the 40 years of research cooperation between Sweden and Mozambique are marked through a scientific conference at the university together with the Swedish embassy and representatives of both countries. The Central Library team will on the Swedish side be represented by the coordinator Veronica Trépagny.

UEM Central Library. Photo: Veronica Trépagny

Monday 3 September 2018

Admission of master's students

As the semester starts in Sweden, we are happy to announce admission of six UEM students to the master's programme library and information science Digital Libraries and Information Services (SSLIS, University of Borås).The programme takes two years to finalize, with thesis writing the last semester. It is a distance mode programme, which means that the students will be studying online. Since the approach is also blended learning, the students will travel to Sweden to take part in a course on digitisation of cultural heritage material next semester. They will also have to travel to Sweden to defend their thesis. But teachers will also come to Maputo to teach. This means that Professor Elena Maceviciute will be at UEM between the 24th and 28th of September for teaching in the programme, but also for shorter sessions with UEM staff. More information on the other presentations and/or workshops to come.
University and library building
University of Borås Campus. Photo: Anna Sigge.