Education

A two-day seminar to train national pedagogic inspectors started yesterday in Yaounde. Human rights education will soon be introduced to pupils in all primary schools in the country. At the Ministry of Basic Education, preparations are underway to ensure …

Profit and education are still two words that should only be put together … of these proposals introduced during the current Parliament. But, as a policy from the Cameroon’s favourite think-tank, it’s the sort of thing that might turn up … Continue reading →

“Our system (of education), adopted from the British … There was just one engineering college in Cameroon, and it was in the French section and 90 percent of the classes would be in French. I grew up in the English-speaking … Continue reading →

While the former head of Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK), Yusuf Ziya Özcan … International businessman Ömer Faruk Doğan was appointed ambassador to Cameroon. Under the new practice, academics, founders of civil society organizations …

James spent more than two years volunteering with the Peace Corps in Africa, helping to build a school for neglected blind children in Cameroon. The school provides room, board and education for 25 children on a budget of less than … Continue reading →

It was exactly 5.40 pm on Friday February 17, 2012 when the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Adoum Garoua launched activities marking the 17th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope. This year, the annual February sports jamboree … Continue reading →

Organised by the Ministry of Basic Education, the event brought together cabinet ministers … a mother tongue from the West Region of Cameroon, by pupils of the “Ecole Privé Liac SIPOWA”. The pupils displayed talents in the use of mother … Continue reading →

YAOUNDÉ, February 21, 2012- The labor market in Cameroon is characterized by a large informal sector, low-paying jobs, and low productivity due partly to the fact that the education system is not geared toward meeting the needs of the jobs … Continue reading →

In an interview with Cameroon Tribune on November 23, 2011, the Minister of Higher Education, Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo, affirmed the necessity to link Cameroon’s university offer to student demand. He further said the National Commission for Private …

Eleven nurses have benefitted from the education and training over the past two years. The 2011 scholarships were given to two nurses from Cameroon, one from Malawi, one from Nigeria, and two from Uganda. Ndikintum George Mbeng, head of the … Continue reading →