UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF THE DIOCESE OF BUEA, Cameroon

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UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF THE DIOCESE OF BUEA
P. O. Box 563, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon
E-mail: info@uidb-cameroon.net
Tel: (237) 33 32 28 29
Fax: (237) 33 32 28 29

UIDB is a growing Institution striving to become a world class University. UIDB has two component training systems (Academic & Research and Business Component). These components empowers the students with entrepreneurial skills needed to become professional servant leaders.

UIDB has five schools;
- School of Information Technology,
- School of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
- School of Management Sciences,
- School of Engineering and,
- School of Catholic Studies and General University Courses.

Each school offers many distinct Professional programs with a range of courses geared towards HND, Under - Graduate or Post - Graduate Degree.
• Application fee is 10,000 FCFA
• Deadline for submission of application forms is on Friday 23rd of August each year.
• Candidates who apply online or print the forms from their website are requested to submit their complete file upon presentation of a receipt of payment of the application fee from the Finance Office of UIDB, Molyko – Buea before the above mentioned deadline.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Candidates should obtain application forms directly from the University or download a Printable Version from the website, fill and submit to the University on or before the dateline. Candidates offered admission will be informed by email or/and SMS.

The University insists on three principles:
• VOCATIONAL COMPETENCE:
Students should have a vocation or love for what they intend to read. Such vocational call may be subject to a thorough show of proof.

• ACADEMICS:
Candidates must have passed at least four subjects at the GCE Ordinary Level and in addition, two subjects at the GCE Advanced Level.

• LANGUAGE COMPETENCE:
Candidates will be required to show proof of English Language Proficiency or Pass UIDB English Language Proficiency Test.

FEE ANALYSIS
A. DEGREE PROGRAMMES
REGISTRATION FEE: 10,000 FCFA
AMOUNT IS IN FCFA
Tuition 800,000
Caution (Refundable) 50,000
Student Government Association subscription 3,000
Student Handbooks and Calendar 5,000
Identification Card 5,000
Health Fee 20,000
School T-Shirt 5,000
Technology Service 10,000
Sport Fee 5,000
Official Wear 10,000
Professional Wear 10,000
Bus tickets (Annually) 40,000
Total 963,000
LATE REGISTRATION FEE: 15,000
B. HND PROGRAMMES
REGISTRATION FEE: 10,000
AMOUNT (FCFA)
Tuition 800,000
Caution (Refundable) 50,000
Student Government Association subscription 3,000
Student Handbooks and Calendar 5,000
Identification Card 5,000
Health Fee 20,000
School T-Shirt 5,000
Technology Services 10,000
Sport Fee 5,000
Official Wear 10,000
Professional Wear 5,000
Bus tickets (Annually) 20,000
Total 438,000
LATE REGISTRATION FEE: 15,000
PAYMENT SCHEDULE

The School encourages the payment of complete fees before the beginning of the academic year.
However, payment in two instalments may be allowed.

First Instalment: 75% of total (722,250 FCFA for B.Sc. and 328,500 FCFA for HND), by 7th October.
Second Instalment: Balance of 25% (240,750 FCFA for B.Sc. and 109,500 FCFA

• SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

o Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) honours degree in Chemical Engineering
o Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) honours degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering
o Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) honours degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering
o Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) honours degree in Mechanical Engineering
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• School of Business
• School of Information Technology
• School of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• HND Programmes
UIDB IT LAB
An outstanding setting of over 50 computers having state-of-the-art technology is what we see when we get into the UIDB IT Laboratory. The latter is also equipped with fibre optic Internet connection readily available for use by Staff, Faculty and Students.

ONLINE EDUCATION
UIDB is host center for online graduate and certification courses offered by Georgetown Wesleyan University of the Americas (GWUA). The programme provides an opportunity for professional growth, training and development of UIDB faculty and staff as well as the general public.
The online education shall be based on a hybrid model which is a combination of the following study models:


I. Lectures which will be a combination of:
o Traditional face to face lectures
o Audio-visual lectures over the internet
o Lecture notes, which can be downloaded from the webpage
II. Discussion through mailing lists and online conferencing and chats
III. Self-directed learning
IV. Mentorship
V. Collaborative learning and group work
VI. Projects

GWUA is a successful 21st century student-centered university unconstrained by time and place, that operates simultaneously, in a local and global context. GWUA has also complied with the standards and criteria established by the International Accreditation Organization (IAO), to run online graduate and certification programs.
Life at UIDB is … different! Saints and Scholars. That is indeed what we are in UIDB. Life at UIDB is a harmonious combination of faith and studies, communion and professionalism, work and leisure for a holistic development of the human person, body and soul, intellect and ethics. In UIDB, we believe in the culture of “both and” which implies that we do not just train future professionals who will excel in their career, but we prepare professional servant leaders with moral and spiritual values who will contribute to the sustainable development of their communities. In its endeavor to foster this mission, UIDB has put in place a system which nurtures both the academic, professional and entrepreneurial competence and the spiritual, moral, social and environmental values of the students.

ECONOMYOFCOMMUNIONTIME
EoC time starts at 11:45 and ends at 1:30. It is a time when the University community stops all activities of the day to share with one another in the spirit of communion, fellowship and unity. On a daily basis, from 12 to 12:30, the entire family converges to the UIDB parish for the EoC mass. EoC time extends till 1:30. This hour is dedicated to sharing and each and every one brings out the homo agapicus in him/her. It is also during this hour that events such as Entrepreneurship Week, Volunteerism Week, Student Week and Cultural and Diversity Week are celebrated.

Guest speakers for the month
Every month faculty, staff and students assemble at the Eoc village to listen to the success story of an outstanding entrepreneur. Through personal experience, students can see how the qualities of an entrepreneur, put into practice, lead to success.

Entrepreneurial base groups
In UIDB, students form entrepreneurial base groups to learn how to be team players in conceiving entrepreneurial ideas and carrying out a business venture. These groups serve as a practical experience for students who are called to be “job creators” rather than “job seekers”. This also fosters the EoC philosophy as it is a platform for knowledge sharing where fast learners help slow learners and move on together.
Clubs and associations

Life at UIDB is fun. In the numerous clubs and associations operational in UIDB, students pick up and share new skills. These groups uphold a sense of togetherness and it is a good forum for students to express their skills.

SPORTS
The importance of sports cannot be over emphasized. In UIDB, we have sporting activities for students every Saturday. Apart from enhancing the health condition, these sessions are real moments of fun, joy and relaxation.

FACILITIES
UIDB offers facilities to ensure appropriate, effective and efficient training of its students. In fact, two brand new buses to take students from one campus the other, an infirmary for health care, an outstanding restaurant serving delicious African dishes, a library furnished with useful field-related books for students of the various Schools. In UIDB, students enjoy the pleasures of two lovely campuses conducive for learning and make their studies memorable.