Luanda — The socio-economic topics being tackled at the 12nd Events of the Eduardo dos Santos Foundation (FESA) should be seen by scholars as a starting point for the drafting of applied scientific research guidelines.

This was said Tuesday in Luanda by the deputy chancellor for Academic Affairs of the Agostinho Neto University (UAN), Suzanete Costa.

The UAN official was speaking during the presentation of a message from her institution, at the opening of the FESA's 12nd Techno-Scientific Events taking place in Luanda under the motto "Cities: training, planning, management and urban networks".

At the events, Local and foreign specialists are presenting such topics as training, planning and management of cities, instruments of territorial management, dynamic of agro-farming cities, problematic of cities planning, the role of universities in the management of territory, etc.

Suzanete Costa stressed that based on this, university research projects might be designed for doctorate, masters and degree thesis or even small practical assignments and seminars.

She said seminars, practical assignments and end of course works should be part of an applied scientific research with clearly defined purposes to settle concrete problems.

According to her, the goals and guidelines for priority research should be defined in line with the country's socio-economic development strategies.