Practice of Bilingualism within The University of Ngaoundéré: Introduction of an 'English Only' Day, Drafting of All Press Releases in French and English, Future Revision of Training Programmes, Future Creation of a Pilot Bilingual Centre.

The Rector of The University of Ngaoundéré hereby informs the heads of the Central Services and the Institutions, as well as all members of the University Community, that, within the framework of the implementation of the directives of the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, relating to the practice of bilingualism, the following actions will be undertaken:

• The introduction of an « English only » day every Wednesday: all teaching and non-teaching staff, as well as students, will be required to express themselves in English, whether in offices, classrooms or other areas of the University; these days will take effect as soon as this press release is published;

• The drafting of all press releases, service notes and announcements in all structures of the University in French and in English from now on;

• The production of tutorial exercises, personal work assignments, continuous assessments and examination topics in French and in English;

• The future revision of training programmes, which must imperatively highlight the teaching of bilingual training units at all levels (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD) of the various Institutions;

• The future creation of a pilot bilingual centre, the operating procedures of which will be communicated at a later date.

The Rector counts on everyone’s willingness to work towards making The University of Ngaoundéré effectively bilingual.