Engr Penka Jules Bertrand
HOD of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Mail Address: P.O. Box 39 Bambili– Cameroon Email: nahpi.cea@gmail.com
The Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture was created as per Ministerial Decision nº 8170769/MINESUP/SG/DAUQ/SDEAC of 15 December 2017.
Vision of the Department
Our vision is to become a top class training institution and research hop for the built environment. Objectives We intend to become a leading center for scientific research in all the disciplines of civil engineering and architecture. We seek to develop a culture of high quality higher education and research through the application of internationally best practices, encourage mobility of students and researchers and become a regional centre of excellence in certain disciplines while simultaneously partner with other like departments. We want to see our graduates to successfully establish themselves in their various careers and encourage networking amongst them to address the infrastructure backlog in the community. We want to constantly pursue continuous professional development as prescribed by the various accrediting agencies. We want to maintain and improve cooperation with the business sector in expert tasks development projects.
Mission of the Department
Our mission is to train the next generation of the built environment professionals by providing a sound intellectual and pragmatic development of civil engineering and architecture at the higher education level following the BMD system. Cameroon is located at trigger of the African continent reputed to replete with a variety of raw materials and which is intended in the next couple of years to become an emergent economy. Therefore the need of modern infrastructure is very evident in order to valorize the mineral and material potentials and human resources of the country and African sub-region. Training will afford to address the shortfall of modern infrastructure design, development, management and research in the context of our socio economic development.
Potential Industrial Partners
- Expatriate Construction firms and Design firms.
- National construction firms.
- Design firms
Potential National Partner Institutions
- University of Dschang
- Soil and Water Laboratory
- Civil Engineering Laboratory FVUIT Bandjoun
- National Civil Engineering Laboratory Nation wide
- Civil Engineering Laboratory of the ENSP Yaoundé
- Civil Engineering Laboratory ENSTP Yaoundé
Potential International Partner Institutions
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa.
- Department of Civil Engineering , Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
- Department of Water Resources and Environmental Eng A.B.U Zaria.
Admission Requirements
Bachelor in Civil Engineering (B. Eng) (4yrs): First Year: General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level with pass in Science subjects (including Mathematics) and English Language or (English Language Proficiency Test) and General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with pass in at least two Science subjects. Technical General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level with a pass in Mathematics and English Language (or English Language Proficiency Test) and Technical General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with a pass in at least two relevant subjects. Probatoire and Baccalaureat C, E, IS, GTTO and F4 with a pass in Mathematics and English Language or (English Language Proficiency Test). Any other certificates recognized as equivalent by the Ministry of Higher Education. Third Year: Applicants for admission 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 or Mathematics. Professional Master in Engineering (M. Eng) (5yrs): Applicants for admission must hold a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in relevant discipline or its equivalent. Master in Engineering Science (Msc) (6yrs) First Year: Applicants for admission must hold a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in relevant discipline or DIPET II in relevant discipline or its equivalent. Second Year: Applicants for admission must hold a Professional Master of Engineering Degree in relevant discipline or its equivalent. PhD in Engineering Science (9yrs): Applicants for admission must hold a Master in Engineering Science in a relevant discipline or its equivalent. Admission into the Professional Master in Engineering is by decision of the Minister of Higher Education while admissions into Masters and PhD in Engineering Science.
Mode of Admission
All admissions are through a competitive entrance examinations organized by the Ministry of Higher Education.
Training Program
Research, General Courses The general courses include Functional English and French, Civics and Ethics, and Sports. Physics for Engineers, Chemistry for Engineers, Mathematics, Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Engineering Economics. Several design courses covering the broad specialties of Civil engineering are covered giving room for students to take up electives that will broaden their scope in their particular areas of interests. To graduate, a student must earn a minimum of 240 credits.
Teaching Laboratories
The NAHPI is currently putting in place functional laboratories and workshops. While doing that the students will provisionally use the following laboratories:
- Civil Engineering Laboratory of GTHS Bamenda
- MIPROMALO
- Civil Engineering Laboratory of FVUIT Bandjoun of the University of Dschang
Certificates Awarded
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.ENG)
- Master of Engineering Science (M.ENG)
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be able to find employment with the burgeoning construction industry in the country and without. Career opportunities also abound in other government structures of their choice, in Research and Development structures as well as individuals setting up in MSE’s.
Permanent Teaching staff
- Dr. Valentine YATO KATTE, PhD GeotechnicalEngineering, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department
- Prof. Fonteh Mathias. Professor in Water Resources and Director of College of Technology
Associated Permanent Teaching staff
- Prof. Ngapgue Francois– Geotechnical/Materials Engineering.
- Prof. YAMB Emmanuel– Structural Engineering.
- Prof. Ndigui Bilong– Materials Engineering.
Part-Time Lecturers/ Practitioners
Twenty five percent of the teaching will carried out by individuals who are registered members of the National Order of Civil Engineers of Cameroon or of any other nation with a credible order of Engineers.
Internships
Industrial attachments enable students to understand basic professional skills. These are compulsory and students will have to total up a cumulative industrial attachments of 9 months. The Industrial attachments are monitored by a staff of the department and the field supervisor.
Research Areas
The Civil Engineering comprises seven Research groups Structures/mechanics, Geotechnical/Construction materials, Water resources/Environmental, Highway/Transportation and Construction Management. Postgraduate training will revolve around these seven research disciplines.
Research and Develpment Action
Research activities of permanent Lecturers are conducted in laboratories of other national or international universities. Development action involving the lecturers of the Department, the host community so as to stimulate Development is at its early stage. Some project design areas that the department can participate include Water supply and drainage, urban design studies Multi-disciplinary projects are being elaborated and supervised by teaching staff of the Department and the College of Technology and those of the HTTTC in the areas of Water Resources and Sanitation and the Valorisation of Building Materials.