About

Fidelis CHO-NGWA, Professor
Director

Nfah Mbaka Eustace, Associate Professor
Deputy Director

Objectives

To achieve its missions, the School of Engineering will undertake to fulfil the following objectives:

1. Provide engineering education in a learner centred environment, using the competency-based approach, which will enable life-long learning.
2. Provide thorough hands-on training so that graduates are field-ready and immediately effective on the job.
3. Create enduring relations with industry for industrial attachments supervised by professionals and participation of professionals in academic and professional programmes.
4. Provide continuing education opportunities to professionals and to graduates of general disciplines.
5. Encourage and undertake research for knowledge creation and the resolution of problems in industry and communities.
6. Put in place an enterprise incubator for the promotion of young entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Outcomes

Graduates of the School of Engineering will:

• Possess in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills in a chosen engineering discipline.
• Be able to transform skills and knowledge acquired to problem-solving capability on the job.
• Be flexible to function effectively in different types of work environments.
• Possess effective oral and written communication skills.
• Use information and communications technologies for professional and societal development.
• Be imbued with a healthy respect for the environment and its protection.
• Understand the consequences of engineering technology on society

Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng) (4yrs): First Year

Applicants for admission into year 1 must hold one of the following qualifications:

1. General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level with pass in Science subjects (including Mathematics) and English Language or an English Language Proficiency Test, and General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with pass in at least two Science subjects.
2. Technical General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level with a pass in Mathematics and English Language or an English Language Proficiency Test, and Technical General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with a pass in at least two relevant subjects.
3. Probatoire C, D, F1, F2, F3, F4 and MAV; with a pass in Mathematics and English Language or an English Language Proficiency Test, and subsequently a Baccalaureat with pass in at least two relevant science subjects.
4. Any other certificates recognized as equivalent by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng) (4yrs): Third Year

Applicants for admission into the third year must hold one of the following qualifications: University Diploma of Technology (UDT), Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in relevant discipline or its equivalent or a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or ICT.

Professional Masters in Engineering (M. Eng) (5 yrs post A/L):

Candidates for admission into the 5-year Professional Masters (M.Eng) programme are only those who were duly admitted into either the First or Third year of the First Cycle through a competitive entrance examination and have obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree (4yrs).

Masters in Engineering Science (MSc) (6 yrs post A/L)

Applicants for admission into the 5th year must hold either a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (4yrs) or DIPET II (pending formal approval) in relevant discipline or its equivalent. Applicants into the 6th year must hold the Professional Masters in Engineering.

PhD in Engineering Science (9 yrs post A/L):

Applicants for admission must hold a Masters in Engineering Science (MSc) degree or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Composition of Application Files

Application files are constituted as indicated in the ministerial decision that launches the competitive entrance examination into the Institute or the press release of the Vice-Chancellor launching admissions into Masters and PhD in Engineering Science.

Training Cost

Successful candidates at the competitive entrance examination into the Institute shall pay state subsidized university fees of fifty thousand (50,000) FCFA a year up to year 5, and/or any other fees as may be determined by the University or government.

Training Infrastructures

Dedicated lecture halls, one mini-amphitheatre and offices. A project for 8 classrooms will facilitate planning of lectures for six (06) new departments. Feasibility and architectural studies for the construction and equipment of the new Institute under the PRO-ACTP scheme are ongoing on the campus in Bambili.

Teaching Staff

Appointed officials of all teaching ranks of the Ministry of Higher Education spread across the newly created departments. An important number of University Teaching Staff in other State Universities and Private Higher Education Institutions running similar programmes will be invited as the need arises. Practicing professionals in the different engineering fields are being engaged into the teaching. Visiting Lecturers from countries with bilateral relations with Cameroon shall be invited when there is need to ensure quality of training in the programmes offered.

Potential National Partner Institutions

FET, University of Buea; Faculty of Industrial Engineering, University of Douala; ENSP, University of Yaoundé I; ENSP, University of Maroua; ENSPT Yaoundé and Buea; Faculty of Science, University of Buea; Research Laboratories in State Universities.

Potential International Partner Institutions

University of Pune VI, India; University of Benin, Nigeria; Covenant University, Nigeria; School of Engineering, Madonna University, Nigeria; Aboubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria; Laser Institute Port Harcourt, Nigeria; Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University Rabat, Morocco; University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; Gubkin Russian Oil and Gas University, Moscow; College of Engineering, NC State University, USA; Université Paris-Sacaly, France; UN Habitat.