After an audience with the Prime Minister Head of Government, the Information Communication Technologies, ICT University Cameroon has been singled out for its role in promoting academic excellence and innovation within the African continent.
Its in this light that the PM Awards the American-styled University and its founder, Prof Victor Mbarika a prestigious international awards by the International committee of excellence, ICE.
While the ICT University bagged the prize of “Sub-Regional Award for Academic Excellence and Innovation 2021”, its founder, United States-based Cameroonian, Prof Victor Mbarika was honoured with the distinction of “African Entrepreneurship Prize 2021”.
In a letter announcing the awards, the organisers of the initiative wrote “We hereby inform you that during its first annual meeting held on 26 January 2022 in Ndjamena, Chad, the International committee of excellence, ICE has decided in accordance with the decision of the jury N°0026/Pj-01-2022, to confer the Sub-Regional Award For Academic Excellence And Innovation 2021 on your institution".
“Indeed, Mr. President, this award which is part of excellence and merit on the Continental level, recognizes and salutes the excellence, the innovation and the performance of this leading institution of higher education…” the letter continued.
The organization said the distinctions awarded to ICT University and its youthful and dynamic founder, are part of the group’s valorisation of Excellence and Merit on the sub-regional and continental.
They mentioned that the awards are intended to “encourage and salute your exceptional entrepreneurial course on the one hand, and on the other hand, the excellence, the innovation and the performance within ICT-University …”
Why the awards no surprise
The ICT University in all fairness is amongst the fastest growing universities in Africa and beyond.
With just over ten years of its existence, the ICT University has gained international recognition and credibility due to its approach to learning.
Little wonder , during the 6th graduation ceremony of students of the University which held in Yaounde last year, former Nigerian Leader, Professor Olusegun Obasanjo who was key note speaker at the event didn’t mince words when he said the ICT University is a reference not only in Africa but beyond.
He was categorical that before long, the ICT University will be in the list of top ten universities in Africa.
“I foresee you emerging in the coming months and years, in the new list of valuable players in driving the wheels of this great nation and amongst the architects. If you sustain this your current level of quality, I also foresee this University in no distant future in the list of top ten universities…”said Obasanjo.
ICT University: citadel of learning
The ICT University operates a purely US-based curriculum to provide quality ICT and Managerial Human Capacity Development specially targeted for Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia.
The University is a vibrant institution which aims at imposing itself as the premier destination for research, innovation and training of scholars relevant in the context of developing economies.
The ICT University imparts knowledge of ICTs in all academic disciplines it offers.
Founded over ten years ago, The ICT University has multiple campuses of The ICT University Foundation, USA.
All ICT University Foundation campuses are based in developing countries.
The ICT University Foundation is registered and chartered in the State of Louisiana, USA.
The Foundation is the funding organ of all ICT University campuses.
It also funds donations of ICT equipment, e-Learning laboratories and e-Libraries for many universities located in the developing world in general and Africa in particular.
Serving more than 15,000 students worldwide via on-site and online programs, the ICT University develops productive and relevant Diploma, Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral level scholars to utilize their research and training in solving the substantial problems in their countries.
With a plethora of programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels, including diploma and certification programs, the ICT University offers a dynamic and flexible learning environment that inspires innovation and creativity and lays emphasis on student access.
The ICT University prides itself on offering an intimate, cutting edge campus environment disposing of all resources essential for producing tomorrow’s leading ICT experts, technopreneurs, renewable energy engineers, and business managers.
The university has also created collaborations, partnerships and exchange agreements with leading US, African and other international institutions that further enrich the academic, social and cultural diversity of our campus.