Movitel, a joint venture of the Vietnamese military-run telecom groupViettel in Mozambique, has become a strategic partner of Mozambique’seducation sector and will provide high-speed internet service to schoolsin the host country.

Minutes on thecooperation was signed by Mozambique’s Minister of Education andHuman Development Luis Antonio Ferrao and Movitel Chief ExecutiveOfficer Safura da Conceicao in Maputo capital on May 14.

Accordingly, the Vietnamese-invested company will equip 12 senior highschools in 12 Mozambican cities and provinces with all necessaryequipment for IT teaching and learning such as computers, projectors,free high-speed internet connection.

In addition,Movitel will launch a new internet package for 120,000 Mozambicanteachers, with a subsidy of 35 USD per subscriber per month. The companywill also hold activities to raise funds for children with congenitaldefects.

The cooperation deal is to celebrateMovitel’s third year of operation, 40 years of Mozambique ’sIndependence Day, and 40 years of Vietnam-Mozambique diplomaticrelations.

Speaking at the signing ceremony,Minister of Education and Human Development Ferrao highly valued theassistance of Vietnam and Movitel in particular, which has helpedincrease the number of internet users in Mozambique and reduce theIT gap with other nations.

Movitel began operationin Mozambique in 2012. The group has now become the second biggestmobile phone service provider in Mozambique.

Last year, the company provided free internet access to 2,500 schools in the country to mark its second anniversary.-VNA