The digitization of higher education in Cameroon is underway.
The University of Yaoundé II-Soa was the center of attention on Monday May 13, 2024, with the inauguration by the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education and Chancellor of Academic Orders, Pr Jacques Fame Ndongo, of the state university's digital development center, two weeks after that of the mother of Cameroon's universities at Ngoa-Ekele. The ceremony was attended by the newly appointed rector of the University of Yaoundé II-Soa, Prof. Richard Laurent OMBWA, the local mayor Essama Embolo and many other personalities.
This university digital development center opens the way to a new dynamic of evolution and revolution in higher education in Cameroon. For Minister Jacques Fame Ndongo, "it's all about putting into practice the Head of State's promises to young students, fervent defenders of good university governance. The ceremony that brings us together today is the materialization of the presidential project E-National Higher Education Network instructed by the Head of State, for the digital transformation of Cameroon's higher education system. Its objective is to set up Education 4.0, enabling students to take courses wherever they are, and thus translating the implementation of the University-Enterprise, an innovative concept contained in the Cameroonian Higher Education Orientation Law promulgated on July 25, 2023 by the President of the Republic," emphasized the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education and Chancellor of Academic Orders. The aim is to train competent, well-informed Cameroonian students capable of contributing to the country's development.
This breakthrough in university digital governance bears witness to the commitment of the government of the republic to the education and training of young people. It opens up new prospects for higher education in the country, by promoting access to quality digital resources and tools. For the Rector of the University of Yaoundé II-SOA, this center is the materialization of the Head of State's desire to modernize higher education in Cameroon, which is an added value by ushering in the era of digital teaching. The Ministry of Higher Education has made computer specialists available to the University of Yaoundé II-Soa on behalf of CDNU, and the university will subsequently need to recruit other computer specialists to ensure the smooth running of this modern infrastructure. For Pr Roger Atsa Etoundi, DSI/minesup, "this Center will enable us to be in contact with the 10 other state universities. Students will benefit from a high-speed Internet connection, and the courses taught will be deployed on the Sigires platform to give free access to all learners".
On the sidelines of the inauguration, the Minister of State took the opportunity to take a look at the university halls of residence and the site for the institutions and grandes écoles under the auspices of the University of Yaoundé II-SOA, such as ESSTIC, FORD and IRIC.
Clément Noumsi
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