Guest Speaker, Senator Nfon Mukete IV urges students to uphold discipline, fully appropriate school’s unique resources -among them are nationals from other countries.
American-styled prestigious higher institution of learning, the ICT University, has welcomed close to 1000 new among them nationals of other countries. This was during its 16th matriculation ceremony Friday October 30 in Yaounde.
The ceremony was graced with the presence of the Paramount ruler of the Bafaw and King of Kumba, His Majesty, Senator Nfon Mukete IV. The Nfon congratulated the founder of the ICT University together with his staff for putting in place a special program to train young Cameroonians. He singled out the progamme on E-Agriculture as one which will be a major booster to Cameroon’s productive agric sector which is the backbone of its economy.
Senator Nfon Mukete said such initiatives are to be supported as it comes to take the country’s economy to another level.
“When I learned about this initiative I was filled with joy. This is a major push to the country’s agricultural sector and to a greater extent a booster to our economy,” the monarch noted.
The senator also used the opportunity to call on the young people to grab the opportunity the programme affords. He said “This is an opportunity for the youths to boost their skills as it is an advanced form of agricultural techniques making use of digital tools.”
To the freshmen, senator Nfon IV Mukete called on them to be exemplary. He told them that they are the leaders of tomorrow and as such they need to take their responsibilities at the beginning their journey at the university.”It is a privilege for you to be in such an institution of learning with an unmatchable reputation. You have to therefore take your responsibilities as leaders of Cameroon’s future,” the guest speaker noted.
Africa Should Rise For Itself.
The Senator ended his address by calling on the African community to stand up for itself and take their destiny in their hands. He said “Africa has so many untapped potentials that need to be explored so that development will be felt in every part of the continent”.
Enter Vice Chancellor
The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Emmanuel Tonye, called on the new students to be discipline and follow studies to uphold Excellence.
“You are privileged to have gained admission into this prestigious institution of learning. So your work starts now. You have to strive for excellence because at the ICT University we go for the best and don’t settle for less”.
He also assured the new students that the institution is always open to listen to their complaints. Prof Tonye said staff of the institution is also open to support the newcomers.
Enter Founder
The founder and President of the Board of Trustees of ICT the University, Prof Victor Mbarika, said the students have to buy the vision of the institution which is to train job creators and not job seekers. “We respect the government a lot but I will feel disappointed if a student from our institution comes and tells me I am seeking entrance into the public service because our vision is to train young people who will be job creators and not job seekers,” Prof Mbarika stated.
He called on them to be creative, citing several ex-students who are doing wonders around the world. “At the start of your studies bear in mind that you have to be creative and innovative because you have everything at your disposal to be excellent, ” Prof Mbarika noted.He disclosed that “We have many students in Europe, America, and across the African continent that are doing so many great things and this is makes us proud”.
The Founder cautioned students against taking worries to the social media.The student took the matriculation oath. They pledged to follow the rules and regulations of the institution and be part of her growth. They also pledged to strive for excellence and be ambassadors of the school where ever they find themselves.
About E-Agriculture Project
The ICT University E-Agriculture Project is called Agricampus-500-ICT-UIt’s the flagship project of ICT University Yaounde founded by Prof. Victor Mbarika. It was launched officially in July 2025 and started in October 2025.According to Prof Mbarika, the goal is to change the mentality that “agriculture is for old and poor people” by bringing Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Drones and ICT into farming
Key Figures
Budget: 996 Million FCFA for 5 years, expected revenue 830 Million FCFA. Prof. Mbarika personally announced 5-10 Billion FCFA investment plan.
It targets creating jobs for 10,000 young Cameroonians in five years, with 3,000 reserved for youths from North West & South West Regions. It also projects to train 10,000 students in digital agriculture.
There is also the planed incubation of 500 rural micro-enterprises. Its components are; Digital Agriculture Hub – integration of ICT, AI, robotics Practical Training – students work on 0.125 hectare micro-plots to apply theory Local Processing Unit – mini unit to add value to harvests and strengthen value chain. Incubation Program – support for 500 agri-entrepreneurs Partners & Endorsement.
It has been endorsed among others by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute. This was on Dec 16, 2025 at Star Building, Minister of Higher Education Jacques Fame Ndongo, Ministry of Agriculture. It has as International Partner, UFLA University (Federal University of Lavras) Brazil – world leader in agri-tech, led by Prof. Flavio Henrique Vasconcelos De MedeirosMeantime the project’s national partner is the Cameroon National Youth Council (CNYC).
