She graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in the academic year 1989/1990.[2]
Upon returning to the country, in 1990, she assumed the National Coordination of the Portuguese Language Project in Secondary Education, financed by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. In the same period, she was invited to take over as Director of the College Tchico-Té (in Portuguese: Escola Normal Superior Tchico-Té); at the same time, she worked as a teacher.
She is the founder of the journal Revista de Letras, Artes e Cultura Tcholona, and has published two books of poetry, Entre o Ser e o Amar and No Fundo do Canto.[3] She works in Bissau as a researcher in the fields of education and training at the Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas.
Political career
From 1995 onwards, she rose to several prominent positions, assuming the roles of Director-General of Education of Guinea, president of the National Commission for UNESCO - Bissau, Minister of National Education (June 1997 to February 1999) and Minister of Health (March 2004 to November 2005).[1]
At the invitation of Rui Duarte de Barros and Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, she took over, on January 8, 2013, as dean of the University Amilcar Cabral, being the first after the restructuring of the institution. She remained in these roles until September 20, 2014, when Zaida Correia replaced her.[4]
Works
Entre o Ser e o Amar (1996)
Histórias e passadas que ouvi contar (2003)
No Fundo Do Canto (2007)
Guiné-Bissau – Historia, Culturas, Sociedade e Literatura (2010)
Literaturas da Guiné-Bissau – Cantando os escritos da história (2011)
References
^ abMaior, Carta. "Maria Odete da Costa Semedo, uma alma inquieta da Guiné Bissau". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^"Odete Costa Semedo – ancestralidade e a poética do desassossego". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^"WOMEN WRITING AFRICA". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^Lopes, Avito Ferreira.. O governo de transição nomeou Odete Semedo como a reitora da Universidade Amilcar Cabral UAC. Guiné Visão Futuro. January 8, 2013
March 03, 2023
odete, semedo, maria, odete, costa, semedo, born, november, 1959, bissau, writer, educator, from, guinea, bissau, works, both, portuguese, guinea, creole, contents, early, life, political, career, works, referencesearly, life, edit, born, bissau, november, 195. Maria Odete da Costa Semedo born November 7 1959 in Bissau is a writer and educator from Guinea Bissau She works in both in Portuguese and Guinea Creole 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Works 4 ReferencesEarly life EditOdete Semedo was born in Bissau on November 7 1959 in what was then Portuguese Guinea She completed her secondary studies at the National Lyceum Kwame N Krumah She graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in the academic year 1989 1990 2 Upon returning to the country in 1990 she assumed the National Coordination of the Portuguese Language Project in Secondary Education financed by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation In the same period she was invited to take over as Director of the College Tchico Te in Portuguese Escola Normal Superior Tchico Te at the same time she worked as a teacher She is the founder of the journal Revista de Letras Artes e Cultura Tcholona and has published two books of poetry Entre o Ser e o Amar and No Fundo do Canto 3 She works in Bissau as a researcher in the fields of education and training at the Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Political career EditFrom 1995 onwards she rose to several prominent positions assuming the roles of Director General of Education of Guinea president of the National Commission for UNESCO Bissau Minister of National Education June 1997 to February 1999 and Minister of Health March 2004 to November 2005 1 At the invitation of Rui Duarte de Barros and Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo she took over on January 8 2013 as dean of the University Amilcar Cabral being the first after the restructuring of the institution She remained in these roles until September 20 2014 when Zaida Correia replaced her 4 Works EditEntre o Ser e o Amar 1996 Historias e passadas que ouvi contar 2003 No Fundo Do Canto 2007 Guine Bissau Historia Culturas Sociedade e Literatura 2010 Literaturas da Guine Bissau Cantando os escritos da historia 2011 References Edit a b Maior Carta Maria Odete da Costa Semedo uma alma inquieta da Guine Bissau Retrieved January 31 2019 Odete Costa Semedo ancestralidade e a poetica do desassossego Retrieved January 31 2019 WOMEN WRITING AFRICA Retrieved January 31 2019 Lopes Avito Ferreira O governo de transicao nomeou Odete Semedo como a reitora da Universidade Amilcar Cabral UAC Guine Visao Futuro January 8 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odete Semedo amp oldid 1137030675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
