Development through Building Human Capacity: the role of scholarships Joint Japan/World Bank Group Scholarships Program (JJ/WBGSP) Conference Tokyo, June 6, 2007

Summary Introduction Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: what lessons? Gender issues at EPM Yaoundé: what lessons? Follow-up of some alumni: what lessons? Perspectives EPM Yaoundé

Introduction EPM is a 15 months Economic Policy Management Master’s program implemented to help meet the demand for qualified economic policy advisers and managers in Sub-Saharan Africa EPM Yaoundé was launched in 1998 with the transfer of EPM program from CERDI (France) and McGill (Canada) to African Universities, among them University of Yaoundé II (for French speaking) The first cohort (EPM1) started in December 1998 EPM Yaoundé

Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: what lessons? (1/2) Cohorts of people involved in the process : EPM Yaoundé Country EPM1 EPM2 EPM3 EPM4 EPM5 EPM6 EPM7 EPM8 TOTAL Burundi 1 6 Cameroon 3 10 CAR 2 8 Chad Comoros 5 Congo 9 DRC Gabon 4 Rwanda 7 56 EPM Yaoundé

Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: what lessons? (2/2) 9 countries are covered 3 important parts of Africa are involved: CEMAC + DRC, Grand Lake (Burundi, Rwanda) and Indian Ocean (Comoros) Since 1998: 56 JJ/WBGSP scholars graduated from EPM Yaoundé, among them 7 are in the process (ongoing EPM8) Participation of Rwanda and DRC need to be increased (only 3 scholars) EPM Yaoundé

Gender issue at EPM Yaoundé: what lessons? (1/2) Structure of people involved in the process : EPM Yaoundé Country Male Female Total Burundi 3 6 Cameroon 7 10 CAR 5 8 Chad Comoros 2 Congo 9 DRC 1 Gabon 4 Rwanda 35 21 56 EPM Yaoundé

Gender issue at EPM Yaoundé: what lessons? (2/2) General gender ratio is very good: 21/35 Cameroon is well endowed (7/3), followed by DRC (2/1) No female participants from Chad and Rwanda: recruitment weakness EPM Yaoundé

Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (1/3) Name of Alumni Country Before EPM After EPM NAILANE Mhadji Comoros Civil servant Former Director of economic statistics and now (since 27 march 2007) Minister of territorial administration, infrastructure, urbanism and housing BINYOUM LIBAM Adèle Marie Cameroon Economist, UNDP Mauritania MMADI MOINDJIE Senior civil servant Director of Economic Regimes and Tariff Reforms NSIBULA CHIRIMWAMI Congo expert economist at CEPGL (economic community of Grand Lake countries) ROGOMBE Faustin Gabon Minister advisor EPM Yaoundé

Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (2/3) Name of Alumni Country Before EPM After EPM BANYANKA David Burundi Civil servant Senior inspector of finance in charge of vocational training MBAIGUEDEM Mbairo Chad Director of public investments planning BATAMAG Florence Cameroon Teacher Head of service at the ministry of trade KOBO KONYINAN Delalune CAR Economist consultant – Agency of telecommunications regulation NGOULEU NGANSOB Carole Head of regional service of public domain ABDOURAHMAN Mohamed Comoros Senior civil servant Presidential candidate EPM Yaoundé

Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (3/3) Many Alumni reached some top positions in their countries : Minister, Director, Advisor for other minister Many Alumni are hired in International Organizations (PNUD, CEPGL) Some Alumni used EPM to change their professional career (from teaching to trade or public domain) EPM Yaoundé

Perspectives After phase I (1999-2003) and phase II (2003-2008), a third phase (2008-2012) has been approved in May 2007 Training to be adapted from 15 months to 12 months without losses Number of trainees to be increased Better coverage of some countries (quantity, quality and gender) Better networking among alumni is needed EPM Yaoundé

Many thanks For any request: University of Yaoundé II Faculty of Economics Economic Policy Management Program Prof. Roger Tsafack Nanfosso Tel. (237) 22 30 84 36 Fax. (237) 22 30 84 28 rtsafack@univ-yde2.org EPM Yaoundé