Buea Catholic University graduates over 300 students

The Catholic University Institute of Buea, CUIB, is making remarkable strides in the domain of entrepreneurship, as it graduates its pioneer batch of job creators. The university prides itself of being the leading entrepreneurial university the country can boast of.

Speaking during the maiden graduation ceremony, the Chancellor and Proprietor of CUIB, Bishop Immanuel Balanjo Bushu of the Buea Diocese said the idea of an Entrepreneurial University started small, but has since its creation in 2010 expanded.

He paid glowing tributes to all those parents who took the risk of sending their children to CUIB and also praised the faculty of CUIB for sacrificing their all to offer holistic and career education.

Given that the 134 graduates of the Bachelor programmes bagged home a degree in their specialty and also a degree in Catholic Studies, Bishop Bushu described learning at CUIB as one that strikes a balance between prayers and work. He noted that Agriculture is the core of their training.

The school also churned out 202 graduates from its Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes.

The pioneer President of CUIB, Rev. Fr. George Nkeze Jingwa announced that 15 percent of the pioneer graduates already have enterprises and companies of their own, that 70 percent have jobs already, while others have gained scholarships for further studies, among other fortunes.

The CUIB President gave the impression that with the highly professional and entrepreneurial nature of the university, their graduates don’t loiter in the job market, they create jobs and are highly sought after by potential employers.

Rev. Nkeze bared his five-year vision for CUIB to run from 2014 to 2019, stating that he shall build on the foundations of Excellence, Eternity, Eucharist, Entrepreneurship and the Economy of Communion.

Prof. Ephraim Ngwafor in a keynote commencement speech said failure in itself is the beginning of success. He urged the graduates to be truthful and honest when he said: “…To do the right deed for the wrong reason is great treason….an intellectual who doesn’t go for the truth should perish. The race is not always for the swiftest.”

CUIB churned out job creators in the Schools of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Information Technology, School of Engineering, and School of Business.

During CUIB’s convocation last month, over 650 freshmen were admitted to study in the Afro-American style of job-creation training offered by the institute.