CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC) BAMENDA CITY OF WISDOM

THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

European Missionaries Arrive Kamerun - 1912

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS First missionaries arrived in Cameroon 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

They therefore created and managed schools 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 STATISTICS Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda (English-Speaking Cameroon) 71 nursery schools: 5,058 children 280 primary schools: 67,834 children

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

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

1956 Queen of the Rosary College, Okoyong, Mamfe All-girls

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

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

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

SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICS Ecclesiastical 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

2010 CATUC Bamenda c.1000 students HIGHER EDUCATION 2010 CATUC Bamenda c.1000 students

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

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

Bishop Lysinge, Mamfe at 2012 Matriculation 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 PROPRIETORSHIP Bishop Lysinge, Mamfe at 2012 Matriculation

VISION To be a world class academic institution 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

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

DEGREES OFFERED Three Years, for Bachelors Degree, in general terms 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)

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

Present Structures 50,000,000 CFA to refurbish these structures CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Present Structures 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 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

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

SCHOOL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES 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

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Degrees Offered Medicine Doctor of Pharmacy Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Sciences Bachelor of Nursing Sciences

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

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

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

What difference do we make? CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA What difference do we make? 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.

Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy-Cameroon visits CATUC CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA Ambitions / Goals 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