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| Stephen Mokondo (holds thesis) ,Dr Kingsley Ngange & Nseme Ndode after defence |
The Head of Department of Journalism & Mass Communication
(JMC), of University of Buea, has hinted that it may now be time for him to embrace new challenges after the department, which he has headed only for three
years, has produced two PhDs and the third one is underway.
Dr. Kingsley L. Ngange, who was appointed head of Department
of JMC on August 17, 2017, said his two students, last week, brilliantly
defended their PhDs.
In a telephone chat with this reporter last Saturday, Dr. Kingsley
L.Ngange who was the first student to obtain his PhD from same department 10
years ago, said since JMC started in 1993, a total of four students have
defended successfully their doctorates. The second to obtain a PhD from JMC/UB
was Henry Muluh, who had also headed the department for several years.
Of the four PhD holders from the JMC/UB, two defended theirs on August 14, 2020 on UB campus
before two examination panels separately
chaired by Professor Noel
Alembong of University of Buea and Professor Boyomo Assala of University of
Yaounde II.
The two students are Nseme
Stephen Ndode, whose thesis was titled “Professionalization
of Training Towards a Model of Excellence for Journalism and Mass Communication
in Cameroon”, and Moki Stephen Mokondo, whose thesis was “The Content and Nature of Cameroon
Newspapers Coverage of the Anglophone Crisis (2016 -2019”.
Dr. Ngange, who co-supervised the two candidates,
said the jury was very satisfied with the high quality of their research works.
“The theses were judged as well-conceived, well-researched and well-presented
and both candidates were awarded A-grades, ” he said.
He said Ndodi ‘s work
had to do with journalism training and Mokondo’s own with journalism practice, adding that
both works are interrelated not only because
both candidates share the name Stephen, but that they are young persons who
were destined to be together. “They started their undergraduate programed together
in same department and they are finishing with the PhD. Both were also
instructors in the department,” he pointed out.
“In the weeks or months ahead the department will be
producing more PhDs,” he disclosed.
“As Head of Department, I am very satisfied that in just three years we have produced two
PhDs and one will be before September ends”, Dr. Ngange noted , adding that his leadership of the department
faced biting challenges, which emboldened him.
He said, “I think that I have got to the pinnacle of my career
as HOD. It is always good to quit the stage when the applause is loudest. I am now
ready to carry on with other challenges.”
Dr. Ngange, has done all the facets of journalism -training,
practice (with state-owned broadcaster, CRTV); journalism education for over
twelve years and journalism management as head of department for three years.
The HOD stressed :“Once more, I think it is good to quit the stage when the
applause is loudest…
What I mean is that when we prepare young people we should be
humble enough to let them take over from us rather than stay there and start fighting
against them.
“When you produce PhDs, you don’t produce them to keep in cupboards;
so, the new PhDs should be given the opportunity to shine!”
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