Yaounde International Business School gets new Vice Chancellor.

The accomplished academic was appointed and presented Wednesday June 3. This was during a meeting with the staff on the YIBS campus in Simbock, Yaounde.

Prof Ndikontar replaces Reverend Hon. Prof Anyambod Emmanuel Anya. Prof Anyambod, who served as VC for about four years, is now Vice President of YIBS Board of Trustees.

The new VC of YIBS was appointed alongside the pioneer Director of the newly created International School of Engineering, Science and Technology, ISEST, Prof Yongho Louis.

According to the President of YIBS Board of Trustees, Godfred Taku Acho, the new VC and ISEST Director were appointed after a “comprehensive interview process with so many other candidates and they proved that they can do the job”.

Taku noted that the new YIBS and ISEST officials “are experienced, mature and confident”. He tasked them to assist key stakeholders to manage the schools effectively.

“The new Director [of ISEST] has the necessary competences to lead this new school and a new vision which is driving innovation and transformation,” Taku said.

He noted that the new VC has what it takes to coordinate both YIBS and ISEST. 

“…we believe he has the required competences, the experience, maturity and all what it takes to drive the school to higher heights,” Taku said about of Prof Ndikontar.

Taku, a celebrated Chattered Accountant with seven international qualifications, also pledged his support to the new officials to ensure that they succeed.

YIBS, it should be recalled, has been existing for the past 15 years. ISEST, Taku noted, was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education in January 2026.

According to Taku Acho, the main reason for a new institution is to have a strategic focus. This, he mentioned, is because YIBS has a business orientation in the areas of business, finance management and other business-related fields.

ISEST, he added, has a clear focus on engineering, and technology, which is in line with government policies.

Other new appointees

The meeting also witnessed the presentation of the three-man Human Resource Department including a Human Resource Manager and Consultant.

There was also the presentation of awards received during The Voice Newspaper Decennials Trendsetters Awards. YIBS bagged home another prestigious prize, while the President was also recognised.

New VC vows to do his best

Speaking to reporters, Prof Ndikontar promised to do his best. With 35 years of experience, he promised to elevate the status of YIBS to become a reference on all fronts.

“YIBS already has a history which is quite positive. The school has been insisting on practical training and this goes to my heart,” the new VC said, adding that: “I think that when you train people, they have to be as practical as possible”.

Prof Ndikontar promised to support students to “become real professionals”. The renowned university don declared that “the immediate thing is to digitalise so that we have less paperwork to look at, but give our archives a touch so that we are able to access information”.

Prof Ndikontar had also worked at the University of Yaounde I. He was transferred to UBa when it was created. He worked in the university for 15 years and was in charge of student affairs and admissions.

Enter outgoing VC

The outgone VC, Rev Prof Anyambod, described the new VC as “a blessing” and “qualified” for the role. He also said his successor is “the best choice” for YIBS, remarking that with Prof Ndikontar, the school is in “safe hands”. 

“…I have no doubt that he is going to do a better job than what I did,” Rev Prof Anyambod said. He said under his tenure as VC of YIBS, there was a tremendous increase in the number of students from about 850 to over 3,000.

He also noted that: “When I came here, we had one building. I am leaving the school today with two very nice buildings, well equipped. When I came to this school, we did not even have bus, I am leaving the school today with two school buses for students’ activities”.

He added that results of the students have also improved and that both academic and administrative staff have increased. 

While expressing delight at his time at the school, Prof Anyambod noted that: “I am very proud that we have trained people to become job creators and not job seekers”.

Pioneer ISEST Director to introduce reforms

The pioneer Director of ISEST, Prof Yongho, thanked the President of YIBS for his appointment and the trust in him to lay the foundation stone of the school.

He promised to introduce innovative techniques of teaching, innovative programmes, especially in the science, technology and engineering disciplines.

Prof Yongho undertook to use his teaching experience and also international connections to help the school to grow. 

“I bring to the school a lot of practical-based methods which we want to implement; because we believe that the driving force for innovation in our communities is science and technology,” Prof Yongho said.

He also mentioned that: “We intend to make this school one of the best as far as innovative techniques, and project-based learning is concerned. We want our students to become products, no longer job seekers”.   

The pedagogue cum administrator, who has risen through the ranks of primary, secondary and higher education in the country, said they will be looking for solutions to Cameroon’s problems.

“We are taking the students to the real world to those real problems that we believe we need solutions in health, civil engineering, IT, agriculture. We want to see how we can blend technology to solve problems in these different domains,” Prof Yongho disclosed.  

To achieve this ambitious objectives, Prof Yongho called on staff to join him and “build the next level”.

Prof Yongho, who holds a PhD in Computer Sciences, and two others in Education and Theology, explained to the YIBS staff his mantra of passion, love and commitment.

“…I want to tell those who are coming to meet me as members of my team at ISEST that I believe we have what it takes to offer, to deliver,” Prof Yongho said.

The ISEST Director stated that he believes in a teacher “who is adaptable and versatile because science is dynamic”.

YIBS to undergo “progressive change”

The President of YIBS Board of Trustees, Godfred Taku Acho, also announced that the institution is set to undergo what he described as a “progressive change”. 

Taku said they are working towards becoming a University Institute “within the shortest possible time” to become autonomous.

He also mentioned that YIBS is engaged to improve its infrastructure. Taku said the construction of a new building is in the pipeline, and extension to other Regions.

He also announced the purchase of four hectares of land for “a complete, standard modern university campus at Mbankomo”. 

“We want to have one of the most modern campuses when it comes to a university setting in Cameroon. We are also working towards having secondary schools which are purely industrial,” Taku said.

He added that: “We are working to ensure that we have laboratories and workshops well equipped before the start of next academic year”. 

Taku said the current Campus at Simbock will serve as a lab with at least 80 computers. He also mentioned the purchase of 200 computers that will arrive next week with other equipment.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3812 of Tuesday June 09, 2026