University of Yaoundé

The University of Yaoundé , also University of Yaoundé ( English University of Yaoundé , French Université de Yaoundé ) was the largest and leading university in Cameroon . It was dissolved in 1993 and merged with the University of Yaoundé I and the University of Yaoundé II .

history

In October 1961, a first higher education institution called Institut d'études universitaires was founded. Shortly thereafter, on July 26, 1962, the Université Fédérale du Cameroun ( Federal University of Yaoundé ), the first university in Cameroon, was established. It was built with the help of French support. In 1972, as a result of the state restructuring from a federal to a unitary state, the "Fédérale" from the name was dropped and the university took the name Université de Yaoundé . In the 1980s, four local campuses were expanded at the university. In the 1990s the university was overburdened. Designed for 5,000 students, 40,000 students studied there. Some complaints were made about corruption among teaching staff.

In 1993, as part of a university reform, the university was split into two universities. The University of Yaoundé I and the University of Yaoundé II have existed since then .

The reforms were shaped by liberalization measures. Among other things, tuition fees were introduced . The reforms sparked widespread protest. This lasted from 1990 to 1996 and triggered a wave of violence unprecedented in Cameroonian history. This was also characterized by breaks within the student body that ran along party lines and ethno-regional affiliations.

literature

• Piet Konings (2002): University Students' Revolt, Ethnic Militia, and Violence during Political Liberalization in Cameroon, in: African Studies Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, Special Issue: African Universities in Crisis and the Promotion of a Democratic Culture, pp. 179–204 (abstract as pdf )

Web links

• University of Yaoundé I.
• Université de Yaoundé II
• List of universities in Cameroon
• further information

Individual evidence

1. ↑ facsciences.uninet.cm: Presentation of the University of Yaoundé I ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 18, 2015) 
2. ^ Extract from the Britannica
3. ^ Newscientist.com: The struggle continues
4. ↑ minesup.gov.cm: Décret N ° 93/026 du 19 janvier 1993 Portant création d'Universités ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 18, 2015) 
5. ↑ minesup.gov.cm: Décret N ° 93/036 du 29 janvier 1993 Portant Organization Administrative et Académique de l'Université de Yaoundé I ( Memento of the original of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 18, 2015) 
6. ^ Piet Konings (2002): University Students' Revolt, Ethnic Militia, and Violence during Political Liberalization in Cameroon, in: African Studies Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, Special Issue: African Universities in Crisis and the Promotion of a Democratic Culture, pp. 179–204 (abstract as pdf )