University of Buea At 30 : Determined To Remain The Place To Be

The three-day 30th-anniversary merriment from Thursday 25 May through Saturday 27 May 2023 at the University of Buea’s main Campus in Molyko Buea, recounted the milestone growth, achievements, and local and global impact since it went operational in 1993. Jam-packed by the institution’s alumni, staff and students, who participated in fanfare activities to celebrate its 30 years of existence assembled at the Dorothy Limunga Njeuma Amphitheatre for the three-day celebration. The occasion was marked by a series of events including the Alumni Conference, and the Vice Chancellor’s Cup that was held on Friday, May 26, 2023, with the Faculty of Social and Management Science lifting the trophy and defending their title as the largest ship on land.
In his anniversary speech to close the event last Saturday, May 27, 2023, Professor Ngomo Horace Manga, Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea, revealed that the citadel of knowledge through teaching research and outreach had designed its structure to suit the growing needs of the development market. “Since its operationalization in 1993 through the Presidential decree creating UB, the institution had three Faculties and one school; Faculty of Science, Social and Management Sciences, the Faculty of Arts, and the Advanced School of Translation and Interpretation (ASTI), with a population of 783 students.  Today, the institution has grown to eight faculties and three schools with over 13,000 students.  These programmes are tailored to solving societal issues and provide innovative solutions to the growing needs of the populace. This is an illustration of the institution’s role in national and global sustainable development.”  Professor Ngomo Horace Manga explained.
Representing the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Professor Edward Ako Oben, who doubles as the Chanc...