University of Yaoundé I
Public university in Cameroon
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The University of Yaoundé I (UYI; French: Université de Yaoundé I) is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the University of Yaoundé, into two separate entities: the University of Yaoundé I and the University of Yaoundé II.
Université de Yaoundé I | |
The campus of University of Yaoundé I in Ngoa-Ekelle | |
| Motto | Sapientia - collativa - cognitio |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1993[1] |
| Rector | Maurice Aurélien Sosso[2] |
| Location | , , Cameroon 3.8570°N 11.5013°E |
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| Language | French, English |
| Website | www |
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Faculties
The University of Yaounde I consists of:
- the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculté des Arts, Lettres et Sciences Humaines, short FALSH)
- the Faculty of Sciences (Faculté des Sciences, short FS)
- the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (Faculté de Médecine et de Sciences Biomédicales, short FMSB).
- The higher teacher's Training College of Yaounde HTTC
- The National Advanced School of Engineering
- The Higher Teacher's Training Technical School of Ebolowa.
The main university complex is Ngoa-Ekelle with several satellite campuses elsewhere.[3]
