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Sunday, August 26, 2012

University of Bamenda: Who Betrays or Works With New VC?


- Prof Tafah Unveils Roadmap At Installation
Prof. Tafah
The University of Bamenda, UBa now has all its administrative officials following a landmark installation of the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Registrars and Directors of Schools at UBa. The event was witnessed by at least 2000 people who stormed the UBa campus at Bambili last Thursday August 16, 2012. Even the Asanji hall could not contain everyone. The installation, presided at by Prof Edward Edokat Tafah, Pioneer Vice Chancellor of UBa was however rich in the presentation/prescriptions and pageantry. The rite, was also observed by some important personalities, including Bochong Francis Nkwain, Board Chairman of the University of Dschang, the North West Administration and some key traditional rulers, including the Fons of Nso, Guzang, Nsongwa. All, were living witnesses to Prof Tafah’s clarion call for team work.
I enjoin you to work as a team with an addiction of achieving one major dream, administrative success that will make UBa the blueprint of science in all its ramifications”, quipped Prof Tafah to a thunderous ovation. He told the newly installed that they were coming with insights from different backgrounds, which will give the UBa administration a hybrid texture for the smooth running of its administration.
Prof Tafah qualified the newly installed as ‘pioneer’, noting how “infront of you are beds of thorns which you must transform to beds of roses”. The VC was optimistic when he averred, “I am sure you are going to break the yoke of challenges and give UBa the optimism of attaining the great dream, the University of the Future, the Harvard of Africa”.
Concluding, the VC said “as the head of the team, I expect that we work as a team to promote academic excellence, demonstrate good governance, exhibit transparency, express loyalty and respect hierarchy”.
Thursday August 16, 2012 was seemingly a day Prof Tafah had been waiting to come. And this is understandable! Since the creation and functioning of UBa, for almost 10 months, Prof Tafah has single-handedly managed the institution. The VC however singled-out Prof Mathew Gwanfobe, outgone Director of ENS for praises. Gwanfobe is now retired. He was handed a special symbolic gift of gratification for ensuring the success of UBa.
Last week’s installation therefore puts an end to the headache in cumulating functions: “it has not been easy running this institution without a complete team for the past 11 months”, Prof Tafah wailed. He even expressed joy that the team relieves him from the weight of administrative load.

Installation Rite
The UBa VC read his installation speech in which he brought out the pedigree of the newly installed and then their roadmaps. When he came to talking about each of the officials, he/she stood up and the roadmap was read out. The VC even noted that in choosing each of the officials, President Paul Biya believed in integrity, sense of fairness, foresight and ability to build his youngest vision, of the University of Bamenda.
According to Prof Tafah, the newly installed are not new within the university milieu: that they are part of the cream of five administrative and academic technocrats with hardline goal-oriented missions, adding that ‘they are all personalities who incarnate President Paul Biya’s vision of taking Cameroon to the ultimate terminus of an emerging economy by 2035.

Who Is Who At UBa?
Pedigree & Roadmap
Prof. Etienne Ze Amvela
Deputy Vice Chancellor of Teaching, Professionalism and Development of Information and Communication Technologies. He was born in Sangmelima in the South Region of Cameroon. But he is a pure and genuine product of the Anglo-Saxon tradition. He was trained in the best universities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Etienne Ze Amvela is holder of the following four (04) university qualifications:
 - Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Highest Honours,
- Diploma for the teaching of English as a second or Foreign Language, both from State University of New York, USA
- Master of Science, (MS) from the famous Georgetown University in Washington D.C, USA and
- PhD from the University of Leeds in England, UK.
Among other achievements, he has limbed all the grades of the teaching corps of Higher Education. He is now full Professor of English Language and Linguistics. Prior to his appointment as DVC-TPDICT at the University of Bamenda, Prof. Ze Amvela has held the following five (05) top-ranking positions in Higher Education in Cameroon:
- Vice-Rector incharge of Internal Control and Evaluation at the University of Yaounde I
- Technical Adviser to the Rectors University of Douala,
- Director of Academic Affairs, and Cooperation at the University of Daouala,
- Director of the Advanced School of Translators and Interpreters at the University of Buea, and
- Deputy Director General of the then Buea University Centre.
The University of Bamenda can only hope to derive maximum benefit from Prof Ze Amvela’s rich and varied experience not only in English language teaching where he excels, but also in good governance at the University of Bamenda.
Yesterday, he was pioneer at the University of Buea. Today, he is pioneer at the University of Bamenda.

Prof. Fritz Ndiva Mbua
Deputy Vice Chancellor incharge of Research Cooperation and Relations with the Business world. He was previously Vice Dean in charge of Students Affairs in the Faculty of Education of the University of Buea, is an accomplished scholar with several publications. Redoubtable for programs in education. Specialist in Educational foundation and Administration. He is one of those who is merely coming back home after several years of teaching in the Department of Science of Education of former ENSAB. He should know that the house has not grown the proportion he left in the mid nineties. Above all, he will be in charge of giving the university its most conspicuous visibility through research and publications. By dint of his office, he shall be the ambassador ple-ni-po-ten-tiary who will carry the image of the University out, win cooperation ties and insert it in the business world.

Prof. Dashaco John Tambutoh
Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Internal Control and Evaluation. He was previously serving in the University of Yaounde II Soa as Vice Dean in charge of Research and Cooperation in the Faculty of Law and Political Science is specialist in intellectual Property right law. He is young and dynamic. UBa shall expect him to use his much grounded legal background and his wealth of administrative experience to promote good governance, ensure the respect for rules and regulations governing university functioning and stage an aggressive fight against bribery, corruption and embezzlement. As the man in charge of internal control and evaluation, the image of the university in all its forms will rest in his sphere of influence. The dimensions to improve academic, managerial quality, and heuristics will depend on him.

Prof. Mbofung Carl Moses Funtong
Registrar, has been a long serving Director at the Advanced Institute of Agrok-Industrial Sciences in Ngaoundere. He will be one of the central arteries of the University. He will have to assist the Vice Chancellor in the day-to-day running of the university other than those functions performed by the Deputy Vice chancellors, the Bursar and Chief librarian. He shall also be the secretary of the Senate and Council and ensure that the policies and decisions of the aforementioned organs are implemented. UBa counts on him for the smooth functioning of the central administration.

Prof Tang Alice
Technical Adviser will be the brain of the system “Recevoir du System”. She will be thinking and strategizing together with the VC for the system. UBa looks forward to her innovative ideas to put to action

Prof Jua Rosaline
Director of Academic Affairs. Hails from Boyo division. Prior to her appointment was Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts at UB. She will be expected to bring to UBa the academic experience of the University of Buea and to initiate actions that will make UBa the referral source of science and technology in sub Saharan Africa. Her position is the nerve wire of all academic undertaking in UBa. She will in collaboration with the Vice Dean of Academic affairs to ensure a credible academic system

Mr. Soyang Evaristus
Was born on 25 Dec 1966 in Bamessing Ndop. Director of Administrative Affairs is an experienced Senior Treasury inspector and administrator trained at ENAM. He previously served at the Ministry of Finance. He will be expected to give administrative assistance to the Registrar especially in matters of resource management, formulation and interpretation of legal texts and litigations. Went to ENAM 1998 & 2000, obtained Diplome de L’ENAM; 1986-89, student at UNIYAO, where he obtained BA; schooled at CCAST.

Prof. Galega Sangena
Director of Students Affairs, who will be dealing directly with the constituency of people who justify our mission in the university. As the custodian of this very precious group, UBa shall expect him to chart actions that will keep the students comfortable and spirited. Do well to put all the necessary safeguards against students’ discontents and strikes. Ensure that the Divisions of housing and catering, sports and recreation, admissions and records and Health should be put to the best advantage of the students of the University of Bamenda. UBa equally challenge him to begin preparations for the next university games in Ngaoundere for the University of Bamenda looks forward of being the best in Ngaoundere in 2013. He is coming from the University of Douala, where he served as Vice Dean. He had served as lecturer at the University of Buea and Yaounde II respectively. He holds a PhD in law.

Prof. Petang Chrispin
Director of Development, Physical Plant and Infrastructure. He is not a new name in Bambili. He was formerly occupying the same office in the university of Yaounde I to which ENS Bambili was attached. He is the brain behind the new structures, from the two pedagogic blocs to all the latest constructions going at the moment on this campus. It’s our guess that the President of the Republic sent him to complete the commendable job he started. We shall expect him to build on this reputation but above all, to conceive and design within the quickest possible time infrastructural projects to accommodate the needs of teaching, training, administrative and leisure.

The Schools
Prof. Lukong Cornelius Fai
Director of HTTC Bamenda in Bambili, formerly Head of Division of University Cooperation in the University of Dschang, is also not a new name in UB and to the institution he is taking office. As former head of Department of Physics, he knows precisely where he is heading to. He is taking over a terrain on which the University of Bamenda  was born. UBa challenge him as pioneer Director to inject  fresh ideas that will go a long way to improve on the quality of training teachers for our secondary schools and colleges. He is a full Professor of Physics.

Prof. Akume Daniel Akume
Director of HTTTC Bamenda in Bambili is specialist in Applied Mathematics. Before his appointment, he served as Chief of Services of SIGIPES at the Ministry of Higher Education. He shall be expected to reactivate, make real and make more accessibly, technical educational training. The state of Cameroon has its eyes cast on him to nurse formidable technical pedagogues who will breed young Cameroonians in the art of entrepreneurial and engineering sciences, vital assets for the construction of the emergent Cameroon of 2035. As the pioneer Director, he carries the daunting responsibility to chart a feasible development plan for the school in terms of programs, equipment and infrastructure, while building on what was already started.

Prof. Kuaban Christopher
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, was previously coordinator of the specialization cycle of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaounde I. As pioneer Dean, we will challenge him to build the faculty with a view of making it one of the best in the country and Africa. It’s a daunting task which can be done with a collective effort. (Watch out for special Role Model on Prof Kuaban).

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