Accelerating Development: University Role on the Spotlight
Prof. Jean Tabi Manga on Friday October 3, 2014 gave a lecture on renaissance and emergence.
Professor Jean Tabi Manga, former Rector of the University of Yaounde
II, has described as revolutionary the idea of emergence being sought
for by Africa but that for it to yield desired fruits, there is need to
get back to the roots, know who we are, what we have and where
we are
going. He made the remark on Friday October 3, 2014 while giving a
lecture on “The place of the University in the context of renaissance
and emergence.”
This
was in prelude to the open-door days of the Advanced Programme of
Specialisation in Public Finance scheduled for October 7-8, 2014. He
said the continent needs to think of its development context. Reason why
he advocated a rebirth in the way planning is done. “We don’t become
emergent by chance. We need to have a clear vision of what we want.
Emergence needs new remodeling and the university milieu is there to do
the thinking,” the Prof. said. He said university is supposed to
respond to the needs of society and so needs to be specialised to meet
specific preoccupations.
According
to the Director of the Advanced Programme of Specialisation in Public
Finance, Assembe Henri Sévérin, the lecture was timely given the
irreversible bend Africa and Cameroon have negotiated towards emergence.
He said there is urgent need for all and sundry to assume our existence
vis-à-vis the world and jointly work hard to attain set objectives.
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