University of Yaoundé II

University of Yaoundé II
Université de Yaoundé II
Motto	Scientia - Artes - Ingenium
Type	Public
Established	1993 (1993)^[1]
Rector	Pr. Adolph Minkoa She^[2]
Location	Yaounde , Centre , Cameroon
Campus	Soa (main campus)
Language	French, English
Website	www.univ-yaounde2.org

The University of Yaoundé II (French: Université de Yaoundé II) is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the University of Yaoundé, into two separate entities: the University of Yaoundé I and the University of Yaoundé II.

Notable alumni

Ajomuzu Collette Bekaku, CEO and founder of Cameroon Association of the Protection and Education of the Child
Arnaud Djoubaye Abazène, Minister of Justice of Central African Republic
Odette Melono, Deputy Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador of Cameroon to the Netherlands and Luxembourg^[3]
Solange Yijika, actress
Lambert Sonna Momo, CEO de Global ID, specialized in 3D Finger Vein biometric identification.

References

^ minesup.gov.cm: Décret N° 93/026 du 19 janvier 1993 Portant création d'Universités Archived 2013-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on 18 March 2015)
^ minesup.gov.cm: Décret N° 2015/398 du 15 septembre 2015 Portant nomination de Recteurs dans certaines universités d'Etat (retrieved on 24 January 2016)
^ "Cameroonians in the Netherlands say Goodbye to Ambassador Odette Melono". Official Website Embassy of Cameroon, The Netherlands. Retrieved 3 April 2020.