CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
OF CAMEROON (CATUC)
BAMENDA
THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
European Missionaries Arrive
Kamerun - 1912
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
First missionaries arrived in Cameroon
 with the Bible
 with the Encyclopaedia
 with a great vision to transform nonliterate cultures into literate cultures
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
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
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
HIGHER EDUCATION
2010 CATUC Bamenda
c.1000 students
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
AUTHORIZATION
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
PROPRIETORSHIP
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
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
VISION
To be a world class academic institution
for the advancement of knowledge
in the light of the Christian faith
2012 Matriculation
undergraduate
freshmen/women
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
MISSION
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
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
DEGREES OFFERED
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)
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
Temporary Accommodations
25,000,000 CFA used to relocate the
primary school
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
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SCHOOLS & FACULTIES
SCHOOLS:
 Engineering
 Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources
 Health Sciences
FACULTIES
 Science
 Humanities and Social Sciences
 Business and Management Sciences
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Departments
 Electrical Engineering
 Electrical Power Systems
 Mechanical Engineering
 Structural Engineering
 Chemical Engineering
 Petroleum Engineering
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
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
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Departments
 Computer Science
 Environmental Sciences
 Mathematics
 Physics
 Chemistry
Biological Sciences
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON (CATUC), BAMENDA
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES &
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Departments
Anthropology
 Philosophy
 History
 Geography
 English

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)
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.
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