"UBa Trains job creators and not Seekers"'

      By Lum Precious

Convocation ceremony

The vice chancellor of the University of Bamenda, Professor Theresia Nkuo-Akenji has revealed that the University trains job creators and not only seekers.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Bamenda 

This is a post event interview with the Vice Chancellor on the occasion of the 13th convocation ceremony which took place at the explanade of the University.

 

The Vice Chancellor in her speech also declared that this year's best graduating student is a female from the Faculty of Education and eight others from the undergraduate level.

The convocation ceremony saw the presentation of over 80 PhD graduates from the different schools and faculties who acknowledged that they will be humble and improve on the community with their research.

PhD graduates processing to their seats

During the event, the students were graced to listen to the graduation discourse from the head of MIDENO Mr Matoya Cletus  Anye who denoted that " over the years I have observed students from different fields go for internship just for partial fulfillment" he laments.

He went ahead to say that " it is time the University incorporate and the students should adopt more of practicals than theory". In his discourse, he encouraged the students to also consider agriculture because an old adage says "ground no di lie", 

This is a wake up call for the graduating students and others to always be determined about everything they are doing.

At the end of the ceremony prices were awarded to best students from the undergraduate and post graduate level to motivate and encourage others to also work hard.

Talking to one of the best sudent Eneobe Precious a student from the department of Accounting, " i am happy to have been amongst the best graduating students in my department this is to say hard work pays". Precious reveals excitingly.

The event is highly attended by students from the department of communication and development studies distributing and making publicity for the 3rd Edition of the UBa voice newspaper, while others were making sales, some were keen to the event.

It should be noted that over 5000 and above students have been graduated to the job market from the University of Bamenda worth more of other learning institutions. This is a prove that the job market is a competitive world and only the tough can survive.