Gulf Field University Institute of Petroleum, Mining, and Management Sciences, has been recognised as the best bilingual professional training institution in the CEMAC Region.
Delegation from Gulf Field University receiveing award in the hands of the representative of the Hydrocarbons Prices Stabilization Fund, CSPH
The Limbe-based initiation which is on record as the first Authorised and Recognised Petroleum School in Cameroon and the CEMAC sub region was awarded by authoritative English-language weekly newspaper, The Herald Tribune.
The institution was declared winner of the award during the 10th anniversary celebration of the newspaper at the Printania hotel in Yaounde Friday 25 June 2021.
Speaking after handing the award, Nde Richard Lajong, the Publisher/Editor of The Herald Tribune said the institution was awarded for being the fastest-growing bilingual institute that trains students from across Cameroon and beyond, thereby promoting the spirit of bilingualism and living together.
Nde disclosed that the award was conferred on the professional institute following thousands of votes cast by readers, subscribers, advertisers and partners of the newspaper and counted by a jury made up of renowned jurists of international repute and ace journalists.
Speaking after receiving the award on behalf of the institution, Sama Perri, staff of the school thanked the media house for recognising the efforts and strides made by Hon. Kumase Simon Powoh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of the Institution in the training of young Cameroonians and those from neighbouring countries.
“This is an institution that is taking professionalism to the next level. It is more concern about what their students can offer after the training and not just the certificates obtained,” Sama disclosed, noting that bilingualism remains top on the agenda of the school as it strives daily to see her students come out not only with petroleum knowledge but bilingual to be able to operate anywhere in the country.
“It is an added advantage for a student to express themselves in English and in French…we have international organisations that are going to come in in the nearest future we will not want a scenario where a student is denied a job somewhere because he is limited in language,” Perri stated.
He seized the opportunity to enjoin students about leaving high school not to hesitate joining the institution to become experts who will be needed in near future to tap Cameroon’s rich and untapped mineral resources.
The institution, Perri said offers first-class professional training in the oil and gas sector with departments including petroleum, petrochemical, mining, computer and electrical engineering among others.
“It is a three years programme with students taken offshore since the school is situated beside the National Oil Refinery, SONARA. Students have the opportunity to go to the refining basement to see how it is done and also the Chantier Naval and the Industrie du Cameroon drilling basements to see how drilling is carried out,” Perri disclosed.
Added to the above advantage, Perri, said the school also does industrial placement of its students. He said with the creation of the National Mining Corporation, SONAMINE, now gives more advantage to students as it will push more and more to get into the mining sector.
Hon. Kumase Simon Powoh who doubles the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of the Institution believes the school is a veritable partner that helps to build youths into becoming professionals in diverse domains not only for the job market but to become entrepreneurs in the future.
“The vision still remains which is to bring Cameroon to a productive system of education where children can talk about what they can do and not the type of certificates they have. The time of certificate is over and now is the time for what you can do,” the CEO told freshmen of the school during a 2020/2021 matriculation ceremony.
By Doh Bertrand Nua
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