University of Buea:3500 graduates urged to be more of job creators

         

By Bako Fowzie Abiba*

Graduates of the University of Buea(UB) for this year have been implored to keep improving on their intellects and be willing to face the job market more as job creators

The all was made by UB Pro-chancellor, Professor Edward Ako Oben, who represented the Minister of Higher Education, Professor Jacques Fame Ndongo at the 22^nd convocation of the University of Buea, which took place, December 15, on campus.

A total of   3478 graduated from the University with bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees or doctorate degrees from the various degree programs.

 The College of Technology had the largest number (19) of first class degrees with Tcheukounang Kennedy Grace studied computer engineering (network engineering), scoring the highest GPA, 3.85

 The Faculty of Social and Management Sciences emerged with largest number of h graduates, 1263.

According to UB Vice Chancellor, Prof .Ngomo Horace Manga, “the graduates have done the more difficult part by graduating from the University of Buea, taking along with them the master key …by obtaining a certificate from the university”.

 He hoped that they would easily find their way in the job market since the graduates had been well prepared by the University for the Job Market Challenges.

 He expressed satisfaction that a female student emerged overall best student, urging female students to keep the flame burning.

In all, the VC implored graduates of the Anglo-Saxon university in Cameroon to be worthy ambassadors of the institution.

 The guest speaker at the convocation was Monseigneur Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Bishop of Mamfe Diocese, who gave a talk on “The intellect as an essential property of being”, stressed the constant need for intellectual improvement   and research so to enhance development in society.

The guest speaker called upon the graduates to be proactive and use their brains to job-creators, and not wait for employers to give them jobs

He also advised students to be honest in order to prosper rapidly. 

*Bako Fowzie Abiba is a Journalism student of University of Buea

In her valedictory remarks, overall best graduate,Tcheukounang  Kengne  Grace who scored a  GPA 3.85, first Class honor in Computer Engineering (network engineering ,was thankful to her teachers and encouraged all students with emphasis on  girls to embrace  computer engineering, so to increase  the number of computer engineers  in Cameroon, in this computer age.