University of Buea
| University of Buea | |
| Motto | Knowledge with Wisdom |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 |
| Chancellor | Minister of Higher Education, Cameroon |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr Nalova Lyonga |
| Location | Buea, South West Region, Cameroon |
| Nickname | The place to be |
| Affiliations | University of Manchester |
| Website | http://ubuea.cm |
University of Buea or UB, is located in Buea , in the South West province of Cameroon, near Mount Cameroon. It was founded as a university centre in 1985, and became a fully fledged university in 1992, following a Government decree that re-organized state universities in the country. It is currently regarded as the best university in Cameroon and is one of two English speaking universities in Cameroon, alongside the University of Bamenda which follow the British system of education. It serves as a learning citadel to citizens from both Anglophone and Francophone regions of the country and even to neighboring countries like Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea among others which flock the university in search of High-Quality education.
UB is in the historic town of Buea, former capital of German Kamerun, former capital of the federated State of West Cameroon and now the Regional capital of the South West region of Cameroon. Although the university draws its students mainly from the English-speaking part of Cameroon, it also serves the other regions of the country.
Admission into the university is competitive.
The student population is over 12,000, including 50 who are physically and visually disabled. Adequate welfare provision for this latter category of students remains a challenge for the university administration.
There are 300 permanent and 200 part-time teaching staff. In addition to teaching, the staff undertake research in fields that are relevant to national development. In addition to the academic staff, UB has about 473 support staff.
UB has eight faculties:
UB has three Schools or Colleges:
Training at the university is supported by lecture halls and teaching and research laboratories. The university is connected to a fiber optic link to Camtel, a telecommunications company. In keeping with the New University Governance Policy of Cameroon, the outreach activities of the university are increasingly involving the private sector in funding and training so as to ensure that the graduates are relevant to the labour market. The University of Buea provides assistance and plays a leadership role to several other education institutions all over Cameroon.
As in most English-speaking institutions, the governance system of the university is based on structures such as Council, Senate, Congregation and Committees on which staff and students are represented.
The main campus has a campus-wide optical-fiber network linking most of the buildings. Internet connectivity is provided via a VSAT link.
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