University of Yaoundé II

Public university in Cameroon

University of Yaoundé II

Université de Yaoundé II

Motto| Scientia - Artes - Ingenium
Type| Public
Established| 1993 (1993)[1]
Rector| Pr. Lauren Omgba [2]
Location|

Yaounde

Centre

Cameroon

Campus| Soa (main campus)
Language| French, English
Website| www.univ-yaounde2.org

The University of Yaoundé II (French: Université de Yaoundé II) 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.

## Notable alumni

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* Ajomuzu Collette Bekaku, CEO and founder of Cameroon Association of the Protection and Education of the Child
* Arnaud Djoubaye Abazène, Minister of Justice of Central African Republic
* Odette Melono, Deputy Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador of Cameroon to the Netherlands and Luxembourg[3]
* Solange Yijika, actress
* Lambert Sonna Momo, CEO de Global ID, specialized in Multi-View Finger Vein Biometric Authentication.

## References

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1. ^ minesup.gov.cm: Décret N° 93/026 du 19 janvier 1993 Portant création d'Universités Archived 2013-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on 18 March 2015)
2. ^ minesup.gov.cm: Décret N° 2015/398 du 15 septembre 2015 Portant nomination de Recteurs dans certaines universités d'Etat Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on 24 January 2016)
3. ^ "Cameroonians in the Netherlands say Goodbye to Ambassador Odette Melono". Official Website Embassy of Cameroon, The Netherlands. Retrieved 3 April 2020.[permanent dead link]

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