Anglophone Problem: University of Buea claims to “start crucial” 1st semester exams

The University of Buea has started a crucial first semester examination session after which the majority of the students have been out of the classroom for over five months now following the unrest in West Cameroon.

The examinations which kicked off on Friday are witnessing ‘an encouraging turn-out’, claimed the vice-chancellor of the University of Buea

“The exams are going on very smoothly. The number of students who have come out to do their exams is impressive,” Pr Nalova Leonga revealed.

Pr Leonga went further to urge students who had not yet shown up for the examinations to react as soon as possible.

With the state of affairs, Continuous Assessments (which are always obligatory) will not be taken into consideration, disclosed the authorities.

But a source on the ground (in Buea) has countered most of the claims, stating that the turn-out was not that impressive, and that most of the students were not very happy with the questions.  Our source said students were shocked to see that the questions covered nearly the entire syllabus.

During normal circumstances the first semester examinations are taken either in late January or early February. Second semester examinations come up next month for most, if not, all universities in Cameroon.

Since the start of the Anglophone Problem the majority of students in West Cameroon have been away from the classroom. As the University of Buea takes this bold step, we wonder what will become of the second semester evaluation and the type of knowledge and quality of certificates students will obtain.