Kinshasa: a master’s degree in food security envisaged at the University of Kinshasa

Kinshasa, October 19^th, 2026 (CPA).- The development of an interdisciplinary Master’s degree in food security has been proposed on Monday at the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), in the municipality of Lemba, in the centre of the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of a scientific and academic cooperation project, according to a press release received by CPA. “This visit aims, in particular, to develop an interdisciplinary Master’s programme in food security, incorporating several fields, including agronomy, biology, economics, finance, law and computer science, as part of the scientific and academic cooperation project,” it is read in the UNIKIN press release. According to the source, this initiative aims to promote a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges associated with food security, bringing together different scientific disciplines to help find appropriate solutions. “The scientific cooperation project is funded by the University of Seville in Spain, whilst the Master’s programme is supported by the European Union through the Erasmus+ programme,” the source has explained. According to the press release, the Spanish delegation has explained that the activities of the Master’s programme are due to begin on November 1^st, 2026, whilst those of the scientific cooperation project, which are already underway, are expected to last for approximately eighteen months. The two institutions also plan to strengthen their relations in the long term through other joint training and research projects.