University of Dschang
High in the western highlands, the University of Dschang is Cameroon's agricultural university. It descends from the university centre created in 1977 to bring together the training of agricultural engineers, and agronomy remains its best-known speciality. It has since added humanities, law, economics, sciences and medicine, an institute of technology in Bandjoun and a fine arts institute linked to Foumban.
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At a glance
- City and campuses
- Dschang (main site); Bandjoun (IUT); branches in Foumban, Yaoundé (Nkolbisson), Bafia and Maroua according to the official website
- Founded
- University centre by Decree No. 77/108 of 28 April 1977; university on 19 January 1993 (Decree No. 93/026)
- Status
- State university, bilingual, predominantly French-speaking
- Rector
- Prof. Roger Tsafack Nanfosso (since 2015; in office in December 2025)
- Students
- About 32,000 in 2017 (Wikipedia); no more recent figure published
- Budget
- CFA francs 11.01 billion (2024)
- Official website
- www.univ-dschang.org
History: from agronomy to university
The Dschang university centre was created by Presidential Decree No. 77/108 of 28 April 1977. In May 1978 it absorbed the National Advanced School of Agronomy (ENSA), previously in Yaoundé, and Dschang's Institute of Agricultural Techniques. According to Wikipedia, the project was funded by the US government (USD 44 million in grants and loans), Cameroon (about 74 million) and Belgium (about 8 million), with the University of Florida in charge of academic programmes from 1982. The centre became the University of Dschang in the reform of 19 January 1993 and opened up to humanities, law, economics and sciences.
Faculties and institutes
| School | Acronym | Location | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences | FASA | Dschang | Not stated online |
| Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences | FLSH | Dschang | Pre-registration |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | FSEG | Dschang | Pre-registration |
| Faculty of Law and Political Science | FSJP | Dschang | Pre-registration |
| Faculty of Science | FS | Dschang | Pre-registration |
| Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences | FMSP | Dschang | Entrance exam |
| Fotso Victor University Institute of Technology | IUT-FV | Bandjoun | Not stated online |
| Institute of Fine Arts | IBA | Foumban (according to Wikipedia and WHED) | Not stated online |
Strengths
- Agronomy: FASA continues ENSA, the country's first school of agricultural engineers, absorbed in 1978.
- Entrepreneurship: according to the rector, interviewed by Cameroon Tribune in December 2025, the university has given rise to 150 start-ups, 350 permanent and 600 temporary jobs, with an incubator (CATI2-UDs) and a Pierre Castel chair.
- The Bandjoun institute of technology bears the name of industrialist Victor Fotso, who founded it.
- A wide network: according to Cameroon Tribune (December 2023), the university oversees 52 private higher-education institutes, in Cameroon and also in Gabon, DR Congo and Chad.
Student life
In Dschang, the rector champions the idea that a motivated student can leave with “two diplomas”: an academic degree and a business. Doctoral studies reopened for 2025-2026, with admission quotas set according to the number of senior academics. As elsewhere, the SYNES strike launched on 5 January 2026 affected the university.
Admission and registration
Pre-registration is online at sigesonline.univ-dschang.org. The official website announced registration for levels I to IV from 7 September and for post-master's year 1 on 26 October. Baccalauréat or GCE A Level holders are admitted to the general faculties; the FMSP recruits by entrance exam. The basic university fee is CFA 50,000: see the cost of higher education page.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the University of Dschang?
In Dschang, in the West Region, with an institute of technology in Bandjoun and branches in Foumban, Yaoundé, Bafia and Maroua.
What can you study at the University of Dschang?
Agronomy and agricultural sciences, humanities, economics and management, law, sciences, medicine and pharmacy, technology (IUT) and fine arts.
How do I apply to the University of Dschang?
Pre-register online at sigesonline.univ-dschang.org, then submit your file; the medical faculty recruits by entrance exam.
Why is the University of Dschang known for agronomy?
Because it was born in 1977-1978 from the merger of the National Advanced School of Agronomy and Dschang's Institute of Agricultural Techniques.
Who is the rector of the University of Dschang?
Prof. Roger Tsafack Nanfosso, in post since 2015 and still rector in December 2025.
Handle with care
Enrolment figures vary widely between sources (14,000 on English Wikipedia, 32,000 in 2017 on French Wikipedia, 23,500 in 2016 in the press), and no recent official figure was found. Sources disagree on the number of the 1993 decree (93/026 on the official website, 93/030 on Wikipedia) and on the list of branches. The registration dates on the website do not state the year.