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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC) BAMENDA CITY OF WISDOM. THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON. European Missionaries Arrive. Kamerun - 1912. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA. First missionaries arrived in Cameroon with the Bible - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC) BAMENDA
CITY OF WISDOM
THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
European Missionaries Arrive
Kamerun - 1912
HUMBLE BEGINNINGSFirst missionaries arrived in Cameroon
with the Bible with the Encyclopaedia with a great vision to transform non-literate cultures into literate cultures
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
To ensure that other sources of knowledge would be available and accessible to all
They therefore created and managed schools
Beginning with elementary, secondary and now tertiary (higher) education
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SCHOOL STATISTICSEcclesiastical Province of
Bamenda (English-Speaking Cameroon)
71 nursery schools: 5,058 children 280 primary schools: 67,834 children
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOLS
1939 TO 2012
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
1939 St. Joseph’s College, Sasse, Buea
All-boys
1956 Queen of the RosaryCollege, Okoyong, Mamfe
All-girls
Jan. 1961, Sacred Heart
CollegeAll-boys
Sept. 1963, Our Lady of
Lourdes All-girls
January 1961 to September 1965 Six Secondary Schools
Jan. 1964, St. Augustine’sCo-educational
Sept. 1963, St. Bede’s
Co-educational
Sept. 1964, Bishop RoganAll-boys Minor Seminary
Sept. 1965, Seat of Wisdom
Co-educational
Other Secondary Schools followed, mostly from the 1980s
SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICSEcclesiastical Province of Bamenda
(English-Speaking Cameroon)
35 Secondary/High Schools 15,000 students
5 Technical Colleges 1,200 students 3 Professional Colleges 500 students
Total: 16,700
HIGHER EDUCATION2010 CATUC Bamenda
c.1000 students
AUTHORIZATION Authorized to create by ministerial decree, 6 July 2009
First matriculation, 15 October 2010,
followed by classes on 18 October
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
STATUS CATUC degrees follow the Bologna Process (BMP)— (Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral)
Vetted by the University of Buea or any other state university supervising CATUC
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
PROPRIETORSHIP Owned by the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province
To have campuses in all four Dioceses of the Province
Main Campus in Bamenda
School of Health Science in Kumbo
Bishop Lysinge, Mamfe at 2012 Matriculation
VISION CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
To be a world class academic institutionfor the advancement of knowledge
in the light of the Christian faith
2012 Matriculationundergraduate
freshmen/women
MISSION CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
To discover truth and share its knowledge,
thus contributing innovatively to
national and global development by
training academics, professionals and
God-fearing alumni2012 Matriculationgraduate students
DEGREES OFFERED Three Years, for Bachelors Degree, in general terms Four Years for Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Engineering and Agriculture
Five Years for Pharm D in Pharmacy
Seven Years for Medicine (MD)
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
Temporary AccommodationsCATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
25,000,000 CFA used to relocate the primary school
Present StructuresCATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
50,000,000 CFA to refurbish these structures 252,000,000 spent to increase classroom space
Makeshift Student Restaurant
Refurbished Hall also serves as Lecture Hall
for large classes
SCHOOLS & FACULTIES SCHOOLS: Engineering Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources Health Sciences
FACULTIES Science Humanities and Social Sciences Business and Management Sciences
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Departments Electrical Engineering Electrical Power Systems Mechanical Engineering Structural Engineering Chemical Engineering Petroleum Engineering
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SCHOOL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Areas of specialization Agricultural Systems management Nutrition, Food Sciences and Technology Natural Resources Management Agricultural Engineering Animal and Veterinary Sciences Agronomy (Crop & Soil Sciences) Agric Business, Extension, Rural Sociology
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
Degrees Offered Medicine Doctor of Pharmacy Bachelor in Medical
Laboratory Sciences Bachelor of Nursing Sciences
FACULTY OF SCIENCECATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
Departments
Computer Science Environmental Sciences Mathematics Physics ChemistryBiological Sciences
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
Departments Anthropology Philosophy History Geography English
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Degrees Offered: Bachelors in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Economics, Management and Marketing Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
What difference do we make?CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
We do not only stress academic excellence We train students to think independently, To communicate clearly, To think critically & creatively, Give them ability to examine intelligibly, Have the human person as the focal point.
Ambitions / GoalsCATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
Exposure to foreign experiences
Seeking cooperation links with universities abroad, with possibilities of exchanging students and faculties
Need assistance with infrastructure, equipment and personnel
Jonathan L. Koehler, PhD
Cultural Affairs Officer,
U.S. Embassy-Cameroon visits
CATUC