BVM - Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique

11/21/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/21/2024 03:58

UEM's Alumni Community Must Contribute to Solving Society's Most Pressing Problems

The CEO of BVM, SA, Salim Cripton Valá, argued

on Monday, November 18, 2024, in Maputo, that UEM, as an emblematic institution in terms of teaching, research and extension, should be geared towards responding to the desires and demands of society and the productive sector, emphasizing that universities should host Business Incubators, to function as niches of excellence in the practical preparation of future entrepreneurs and businesspeople.

Salim Valá was speaking as part of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the UEM Alumni Community. He said that in a knowledge-based society, the role of UEM is all the more relevant as it is called upon to make concrete contributions to solving the country's most pressing problems, in the areas of infrastructure resilient to extreme weather events, improving health and education services, agricultural and livestock production, fostering industrialization, promoting entrepreneurship, justice, citizenship and democracy, among other areas.

The community of graduates can function as an epistemic network for sharing knowledge, expertise, experiences and experiences that help materialize the principle of lifelong learning and bring new technical and scientific skills and contributions to UEM.

In his speech, the speaker mentioned that he graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and FAEF, and has been a lecturer at UFICS, FLCS, FAEF and FACECO. He emphasized that the Alumni Community is a vital platform for establishing a permanent connection between UEM and its graduates, with mutual benefits for both parties. For example, BVM, SA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UEM to promote financial literacy, stimulate staff training on capital market issues, stimulate research and seek solutions to solve the problem of difficult access to finance for small entrepreneurs.

During the debate, Valá acknowledged that we must continue to work so that Micro, SMEs - which represent around 98% of the Mozambican business landscape - can have appropriate financing mechanisms calibrated to their specific situation companies. Many entrepreneurs, particularly women and young people operating in the informal sector, are unable to make their business ideas viable due to a lack of funding, insufficient technical and management skills, poor market links and a lack of economic infrastructure. We need to follow the advice of Prof. Muhammad Yunus, author of the book "The Banker to the Poor" and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, when he said that the same institutions that made poverty emerge and assert itself will not be the ones to help eradicate it. We need to adopt creative and bold measures to implement new approaches and approaches, and have the courage to set up institutions that help end hunger, poverty, reduce social and spatial inequalities and generate more quality jobs.

The event was addressed by the Magnificent Rector of UEM, Prof. Dr. Manuel Guilherme Jr. Manuel Guilherme Jr., and was attended by the President of the Portuguese Parliament, Dr. Esperança Bias, the President of the Constitutional Council, Dr. Lúcia Ribeiro, and many other UEM alumni (graduates) from different courses and generations.


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