Bamenda university extols Yaounde Int’l Business School for quality training.

Prof Njong Mom was speaking after supervising Master’s thesis defense which is a vital academic fulfillment for the University of Bamenda, as a supervisory varsity, to award Master’s degree to YIBS students as supervisory varsity 

The Master’s degree defense held at YIBS Campus B in Yaounde on Saturday, September 26. Over 100 students of the Yaounde International Business School used the academic exercise to marvel juries with their research works, were described as actionable and problem-solving.

The students presented and defended their theses across fields including; marketing, banking, management, human resource management, transport and logistics as well as finance. 

Speaking at the end of the exercise, Prof Njong extoled YIBS for the quality and excellence with which the students presented and defended their Master’s theses. 

“The quality of the theses is excellent and I can assure you that YIBS is one of the high standing private institutions that we are mentoring…,” the UBa official signaled. 

Just like UBa, Prof Njong assured that YIBS, as a private higher institution, is training candidates that fit directly into the corporate world.

“Throughout this dissertation defense, we have seen this in the domain of marketing, insurance, accounting, and others, which, I think, the policy recommendations are actionable and directly applicable to the professional world,” he stated. 

Problem solving-oriented theses

The YIBS Vice Chancellor, Prof Ndikontar Maurice Kor, was visibly delighted by the overall performances of the candidates in the exercise, which he described as critical in obtaining a Master’s degree.

“To be able to be awarded a Master's degree, the candidate must do the examinations and pass all the courses required. But then, one of the very important aspects is that the candidate must do a study and publish a dissertation,” the VC further said. 

Going by Prof Ndikontar, the different topics handled by the candidates were geared towards identifying and proffering solutions to some common challenges across varied sectors in Yaounde and throughout the country. 

He then reaffirmed that the projects defended are a reflection of YIBS’ mission and vision in training hybrid professionals capable of solving local problems and contributing to the country’s development objectives. 

“We are interacting very positively with the local realities and using our expertise to try to solve these problems,” YIBS VC told The Guardian Post. 

He said the over 100 Master’s students defended in the fields including digital marketing, finance, management, human resource management, amongst others. 

Students fit for job creation

The Vice President of the YIBS Board of Trustees, and one of the presidents of jury, Rev Hon Prof Anyambod Emmanuel Anya, expressed confidence in the students they have trained. He assured that the candidates are prepared not only for the job market, but also to create jobs themselves. 

“We think that the sector chosen by the candidates that we have been examining, the banking sector and the credit union sector through CamCCUL, and even the question of procurement… we remain very proud of the results of the students,” he said.

Prof Anyambod, who is the immediate past YIBS Vice Chancellor, added that: “If all these things are put into practice, you can be assured that the performance of our commercial sector will improve and there will be more transparency and accountability of people who have the integrity and the dignity to serve this nation”. 

Dissertations meet standards of higher education

One of the rapporteurs and examiners, Rev Dr Raphael Ebune Ndode, praised the quality of the thesis defense exercise which, he said, meets standards of higher education in Cameroon. 

“I think that the students going out from this university will be useful in the society and Cameroon in general,” he said. 

The Catholic priest of the Diocese of Kumba also lauded the rigorousness in teaching and learning process at YIBS, which continue grow also in terms of infrastructure and cooperation. 

“I must praise the administration and management of this university. The effort of the lecturers and all who are contributing to the academic wellbeing of Cameroon’s youth,” he added. 

Reactions from candidates

Tani Glory, one of the Master’s students in Human Resource Management, defended her thesis on the topic "Leadership styles and its effect on employee retention in NGOs in Yaoundé - Centre Region". 

While expressing delight following a successful defense, she said her findings showed a high employee turnover in Yaoundé due to poor leadership within the different NGOs. She then recommended that every NGO should adopt transactional leadership practices by involving subordinates or their workers in the different decisions and strategic planning of the organisation. 

“It should practice open communication and ensure that the input of the employees actually resonates with the compensation they receive at the end of the day,” Tani said. 

For his part, Asa’a Lewis Nde, defended his Master's degree in Cybersecurity and Criminality. He said his study sought to know how to protect people’s data in everyday transactions, be it online or physical and to prevent them from scams and fraud, which people receive from different payment services.

“I feel very grateful to God Almighty, to my family, for all the efforts,” Asa’a said. 

Another candidate, Mofor Brenda, did her Master's research on the effect of supplier relationship management practices on the economic sustainability of small-scale business.

Noting that her study analysed how supplier relationship management affects economic sustainability, the Operations and Supply Chain Management student said she realised that trust and supplier communication are fundamental practices for economic sustainability and supplier relationship management in business.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3925 of Wednesday September 30, 2026