By Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo
St. Jean University Institute has announced that the Professional English Bachelor’s Degree program in Computer Science will become operational starting from the 2024/2025 Academic Year.
The announcement was made during an Open Door Day held on March 27 at the Etokos Campus. This event brought together students from seven schools in the Central Region.
Speaking during the Open Door Day, Dr. Patrick Thomas, Deputy Director General of the institution said, the establishment want to attract the best students from secondary schools across the national territory.
“We have a marketing staff who are touring Cameroon. To secure a job, you need to possess basic skills and quality training, and Saint Jean University Institute is doing just that. We are calling on students to dive into computer science,” Patrick Thomas said.
Brittney Wabit from Mada International College found her visit inspiring and believes it will guide her in her career path.
“My visit here was actually the best because I learned so many things. I think this is going to help me in my business area because I believe that not only going to shops but can also be done online,” Brittney Wabit said.
She added, “I also learned that the problem of waste management in Cameroon can be solved by using the production of electric dustbins which I saw here. The app I saw here will help me in my business career because it is a way of orientating us on how to carry out businesses on a certain budget that we have.”
According to Dimitri Nkem, a Level One student, his school focuses on the digital economy, especially developing apps that are necessary to boost the economy of our country.
“This year we have a lot of innovations in our school. For example, we are currently focusing on artificial intelligence and also not only artificial intelligence but also data science since there are a lot of people who are interested in managing data because it’s actually one of our great concerns how to handle the problem of data,” he said.
He further mentioned, “We were presenting to them how they can, for example, write a code for websites, how it is programmed. We are also presenting to them some basic solutions like intelligent dustbins. We told the students that it will not be very easy to learn computer science, but that it is very, very, very, very rewarding. And if they are passionate about it, it’s easy for them to see the returns very, very fast.”
During the occasion, students were guided throughout the campus with explanations on some of the activities the students are engaged in. Saint Jean University Institute has two campuses, namely in Eyang, on the outskirts of Yaounde, and at Etokos, Simbock.
The Professional Bachelor’s Degree in English is expected to go operational in the next academic year at the Etokos Campus. The Saint Jean Institute is a Private Institution of Higher Education created in 2016. It is directed by Father Jean Hervé, former principal of Vogt College.
The institution offers two cycles; an engineering cycle where engineering diplomas are obtained in computer engineering, telecommunications network engineering, civil engineering, and electrical engineering. The institution also offers a professional Bachelor’s and Master’s cycle in computer science in the field of the digital economy in partnership with the National Higher Polytechnic Institute (University of Yaoundé I).
With more than twelve partners abroad, including the educational supervision technological university of Troyes (UTT), the institute provides double degrees, international mobility, internships during the academic course, practical skills with fablab, laboratories, certifications, and others.
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