Surrounding environment of the UYI
The University of Yaoundé I (UYI) is located in the city of Yaoundé, the political capital of Cameroon, in the Ngoa-Ekélé neighborhood. It is a highly secure neighborhood.
Ngoa-Ekélé is a neighborhood in the Yaoundé III district. It borders the neighborhoods of Olezoa to the south, Mvolyé to the west, and Melen to the north. To the east, it is separated from the Administrative Center by the Valley of Death, also known as Nkol Nguet. The neighborhood is built on a ridge that rises to 793 meters; this is the Atemengue Plateau. The population of Ngoa-Ekélé is predominantly student-based. With students coming from all ten regions of Cameroon, the neighborhood’s population is cosmopolitan. Ngoa-Ekélé is at once a student, political, and military neighborhood.
1- Political Institution
The headquarters of Cameroon’s National Assembly is located in Ngoa-Ekélé. The Monument to the Reunification of Cameroon is also located there.
2- Military Institution
Headquarters Brigade
3- Healthcare Infrastructure
The Atemengue Plateau is home to:
- Yaoundé University Hospital (CHUY);
- Chantal BIYA International Reference Center (CIRCB).
4- Educational Infrastructure
Ngoa-Ekélé is home to numerous schools and universities:
- Departmental elementary school;
- Mobile Gendarmerie elementary school;
- Public preschool and elementary schools in the Atemengue Plateau;
- Ngoa-Ekélé High School;
- CETIC of Ngoa-Ekélé;
- Lycée Général Leclerc; ;
- National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS); ;
- National Higher School of Post, Telecommunications, and Information and Communication Technologies (SUP’PTIC);
- Higher School of Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies (ESSTIC) on the UYI campus. au sein du campus de l’UYI.
