By Leocadia Bongben
The Yaounde Chapter of the Fako All Students' Union, FASU, has launched a cultural magazine called Jimbi.
FASU members at Jimbi launching
The maiden edition of Jimbi is 20 pages and is partly coloured. It has 13 columns that cut across information, education and entertainment.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Matikke Klaus, President of FASU, who also doubles as the publisher of Jimbi, explained that the magazine seeks to promote the Mopke (Bakweri) culture in all its facets and educate young people of the tribe on some of the good values to cultivate and preserve.
"Jimbi has the task of selling the image of Fako Division to the outside world," Matikke said.
Also speaking at the occasion, Denis Matute Esunge, former President of FASU, lauded the initiative taken by his "younger brothers and sisters" and urged them to ensure the sustainability of the project.
He called on Bakweri elites to rally behind the youths and to provide them with the necessary support. Matute reiterated his commitment to the association promising relentless support to FASU and Jimbi whenever he is solicited.
Y'de II Inaugurates Digital Distance Learning
The University of Yaounde II in Soa on Friday, February 23, inaugurated a distance learning centre (Digital Law Centre).The Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo, launched the Centre, which will use digital technology to reach students.
The Centre, which will offer higher diplomas in Fundamental Law and Ethics and Human Rights, will receive assistance from the University of Nantes in France. According to the Vice Rector in charge of Academics, Paul-Gerard Pougoue, the Centre was constructed with public funds and will go along way to solve the problem of congestion in Yaounde II with about 25000 students.
Pougue assured that students would comfortably follow lectures from wherever they may be.Though The Post gathered that the cost of undertaking the courses is about FCFA 650,000 and above, the Vice Rector said the real fees would be known at the beginning of the 2007/2008 academic year when the Centre would effectively take off.
Besides the Digital Law Centre, the University of Yaounde II has also opened a centre for high level research and training known as UNESCO Seat that would specialise in Law, Ethics and Society.
This brings the number of UNESCO centres which offer distance learning, on-line access to documentation and seminars amongst others to three in Yaounde II.Profs. Yann Tanguy of Nantes, and Paul-Gerard Pougoue managed the centres.
Conventions Signed To Promote Higher Education
Two partnership conventions to promote the development of Higher Education dubbed "Sup-Development" have been signed by the Ministry of Higher Education on the one hand, CAMTEL and an NGO, Sup-Developpement Cameroun.
The conventions were signed on Thursday, February 22 at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel by the Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo,CAMTEL Director, David Nkoto, and the Director of TRADEX, Perrial Nyodog.By the terms of the convention signed with CAMTEL, 50 students of the Higher School of Engineering, Polytechnic, are guaranteed openings for internship in CAMTEL yearly.
Sup-Developpement Cameroun, on its part, will mobilise enterprises in collaboration with an association of engineers; alma mater of Polytechnic known by its French acronym, AIDEPY, to provide infrastructure amongst others to universities and institutions.
While underscoring the importance of enterprises for internships, alternate and expert training, Fame Ndongo urged other partners to contribute their share to promote development in the Higher Education sector.
He equally solicited additional assistance from CAMTEL to put up an inter-university communication network for the development of information and communication technologies in the six State universities.
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