RAFAEL HERCULANO MADIME

Highly accomplished academic with extensive experience in teaching, research, and institutional leadership within higher education. Proven expertise in African History, Political Science, and Social Sciences, complemented by over a decade of experience in administrative roles. Notable achievements include serving as Director for various faculties and departments, along with significant contributions to curriculum development and academic regulations at UniSave. Committed to fostering an engaging learning environment and driving academic excellence through innovative strategies and collaborative initiatives.

• Journal Articles & Books:
• “A Questão da Igualdade de Gênero nas Comunidades Rurais Moçambicanas no período pós-colonial,” Revista África(s), Dec 2024.
• “Das expectativas às desilusões em África: uma análise de Moçambique pós-colonial,” CES-University of Coimbra, 2022.
• “Implicações Socioculturais da Mercantilização do Lobolo na Comunidade de Chaluucane, 2005-2017,” ISM-Moçambique, 2022.
• “A Questão da Governação e da Justiça Social nas Democracias Africanas Contemporâneas,” Porto Alegre, Casaletras, 2020.
• “Do contributo da missão suíça ao percurso de Eduardo Mondlane no nacionalismo moçambicano,” Porto Alegre, Casaletras, 2020.
• “Gestão de Terras e Seus Conflitos...”, Monfrague Resiliente, 2019.
• “Dinamismo Cultural na Prática de Kutchinga em Chidenguele Sede, 2000-2016,” Revista GUTHI, 2018.
• Conference Presentations & Participation:
• III International Congress of Digital Humanities (Porto Nacional-Brazil, 2025) - Presented on “Social Networks, Digitalization and African Communities”.
• I Congress of Social Thought and Practice (UP-Maputo, 2023) - Presented on “The Issue of Gender Equality in Mozambican Rural Communities...”.
• Summer Course, Epistemologies of the South VI (University of Coimbra, Portugal, 2022) - Participated in a course on arts and resistance.
• XXXI Meeting of the Association of Portuguese-Speaking Universities (Coimbra, Portugal, 2022) - Presented on “Sociocultural Ideologies of Lobolo in Southern Mozambique”.
• National Conference on Sociocultural Identity (UniSave-Maxixe, 2019) - Presented on “The Contribution of the Swiss Mission to the Journey of Eduardo Mondlane...”.
• International Colloquium: Memories of Slavery (Nampula, 2018) - Presented on “Implications of the Different Atlantic Trade Networks on African Societies”.

• Curriculum Development: Part of the team that developed the Bachelor of History curriculum, specifically creating thematic plans for African History, Historiography, and Social Stratification and Mobility.
• Academic Regulations: Member of the committee to revise the Academic Regulation for Undergraduate courses at UniSave in 2023. Participated in the revision of the UniSave Statute and General Internal Regulation as Deputy Coordinator in 2024/2025.
• E-Learning Module: Developed the "Social Stratification and Mobility" module for the Open and Distance Education program at the Pedagogical University of Maputo in 2019.