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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 BEGINNINGS. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA. First missionaries arrived in Cameroon with the Bible

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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC) BAMENDA CITY OF WISDOM

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  1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC) BAMENDA CITY OF WISDOM

  2. THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

  3. European Missionaries Arrive Kamerun - 1912

  4. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA First missionaries arrived in Cameroon • with the Bible • with the Encyclopaedia • with a great vision to transform non-literate cultures into literate cultures

  5. 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

  6. SCHOOL STATISTICSEcclesiastical Province of Bamenda (English-Speaking Cameroon) CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA • 71 nursery schools: 5,058 children • 280 primary schools: 67,834 children

  7. SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOLS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA 1939 TO 2012

  8. 1939 St. Joseph’s College, Sasse, Buea All-boys

  9. 1956 Queen of the RosaryCollege, Okoyong, Mamfe All-girls

  10. January 1961 to September 1965 Six Secondary Schools Jan. 1961, Sacred Heart College All-boys Sept. 1963, Our Lady of Lourdes All-girls

  11. Jan. 1964, St. Augustine’s Co-educational Sept. 1963, St. Bede’s Co-educational

  12. Sept. 1964, Bishop Rogan All-boys Minor Seminary Sept. 1965, Seat of Wisdom Co-educational Other Secondary Schools followed, mostly from the 1980s

  13. 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

  14. HIGHER EDUCATION 2010 CATUC Bamenda c.1000 students

  15. AUTHORIZATION CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Authorized to create by ministerial decree, 6 July 2009 First matriculation, 15 October 2010, followed by classes on 18 October

  16. STATUS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA • CATUC degrees follow the Bologna Process (BMP)— (Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral) • Vetted by the University of Buea or any other state university supervising CATUC

  17. 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

  18. VISION CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA To be a world class academic institution for the advancement of knowledge in the light of the Christian faith 2012 Matriculation undergraduate freshmen/women

  19. 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 alumni 2012 Matriculation graduate students

  20. DEGREES OFFERED CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA 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)

  21. Temporary Accommodations CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA 25,000,000 CFA used to relocate the primary school

  22. Present Structures CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA 50,000,000 CFA to refurbish these structures 252,000,000 spent to increase classroom space

  23. Makeshift Student Restaurant

  24. Refurbished Hall also serves as Lecture Hall for large classes

  25. SCHOOLS & FACULTIES CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA SCHOOLS: • Engineering • Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources • Health Sciences FACULTIES • Science • Humanities and Social Sciences • Business and Management Sciences

  26. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Departments • Electrical Engineering • Electrical Power Systems • Mechanical Engineering • Structural Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Petroleum Engineering

  27. SCHOOL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA 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

  28. 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

  29. FACULTY OF SCIENCE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Departments • Computer Science • Environmental Sciences • Mathematics • Physics • Chemistry • Biological Sciences

  30. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Departments • Anthropology • Philosophy • History • Geography • English

  31. FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Degrees Offered: • Bachelors in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Economics, Management and Marketing • Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

  32. 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.

  33. Ambitions / Goals CATHOLIC 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

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