CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC) BAMENDA CITY OF WISDOM

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

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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