ESSTIC / ASMAC
L’École
Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de l’Information et de la
Communication (ESSTIC) est le résultat d’une série de mutations ayant
intervenu dans l’histoire de cette institution, depuis son appellation
originelle en 1970, d’École Supérieure Internationale de Journalisme de
Yaoundé (ESIJY). En effet, elle fut fondée par le français Hervé BOURGES en collaboration avec l’Etat camerounais par décret présidentiel N°70/DF/211 du 15 mai 1970.
Par cet acte, l’Etat camerounais traduisait ainsi sa volonté à vouloir
former des jeunes africains en général et camerounais en particulier à
la pratique du métier de journaliste. C’est ainsi qu’on va donc
retrouver au sein de cette institution, des étudiants(es) venus des
États de l’Afrique centrale (R.C.A, Gabon, Rwanda, Tchad, Togo et
Cameroun). L’ESIJY comme nous l’avons indiqué plus haut n’est encore
qu’un laboratoire où l’on forme uniquement à la collecte, au traitement
et à la diffusion des informations ; il faut également noter que le
corps enseignant, à cette période, est en majorité constitué
d’expatriés ; des noms tels que Richard Hartzer, M. Patsoh, Jean Paul Gauch, Pierre Chich,
etc. sont les plus en vue au sein de cet établissement. Entre 1970 et
1981, l’Ecole a déjà formé au total 252 journalistes qui feront leurs
preuves tant sur le plan national qu’international.
Au
cours de l’année 1981, l’Ecole va perdre son statut international au
profit d’un statut national. L’ESIJY deviendra ainsi l’ESSTI (École
Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de l’Information) grâce au décret N°82/404 du 04 septembre 1982.
En d’autres termes, la décision de nationaliser l’ESIJY va intervenir
suite à la dénonciation, par l’État camerounais, de la Convention du 17
avril 1970 créant cet établissement ; cette Convention avait été
ratifiée par la RCA, le Gabon, le Rwanda, le Tchad, le Togo et le
Cameroun. Le dernier pays cité va donc s’engager à acquérir la gestion
totale de l’Ecole. La période ESSTI va donc être une période transitoire
pendant laquelle les occidentaux vont, peu à peu, passer le témoin aux
formateurs nationaux. C’est également pendant cette période que se fera
la construction des bâtiments de ladite institution. Sur le plan
académique par exemple, on va revoir les programmes d’enseignements en y
introduisant des disciplines essentielles (sciences de la
communication, informatique, démographie, sémiologie, publicité, etc.) ;
de plus on pourra par ailleurs, compter plus de quinze enseignants
camerounais titulaires d’un doctorat de 3ème cycle, d’un doctorat nouveau régime ou d’un Ph.D. Parmi ces nationaux on peut citer les encadreurs suivants : Francis Wete, Albert Mbida, Emmanuel Tatah Mentan, Daniel Anicet Noah, Pierre Paul Tchindji, Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam, Eugène Booh Bateng, Gervais Mbarga, Keye Ndogo, Laurent Charles Boyomo Assala, Marie Djuidjeu, Antoine Wongo Ahanda, etc. En outre, la revue scientifique Fréquence Sud va être lancée au même moment.
Sur le plan administratif par contre, l’on va observer une organisation
des services internes (bureaux de la scolarité, de la documentation,
de la comptabilité, du suivi, etc.) ; la révision des salaires en les
adaptant à la grille en vigueur à l’Université de Yaoundé va également
constituer un point fort qui aura marqué cette période qui s’étendra de
1981 à 1991.
Au soir de 1991, l’humanité a déjà abordé le dernier virage du 20ème
siècle : le siècle de la Communication ! L’ESSTI jadis réservée à la
formation des journalistes, se met à l’air du temps. Le 15 novembre
1991, l’enseigne de l’Ecole affiche ESSTIC (École Supérieure des
Sciences et Techniques de l’Information et de la Communication). En
décembre 1994, l’ESSTIC reçoit des étudiants dans les autres filières de
la Communication : Documentation, Edition et Arts graphiques, Publicité
et Relations publiques dont l’appellation a muté en Communication des
Organisations. Cette diversification des choix de formation intervient
suite à la réforme universitaire de 1993 qui a pour
objectif la décongestion de l’université et la professionnalisation des
études universitaires afin d’obtenir des diplômés susceptibles d’être
utiles au secteur privé et au pays dans son ensemble. L’ESSTIC
réaffirme, en janvier de la même année, sa vocation internationale car
26 étudiants provenant de 16 pays africains y font leur entrée. Depuis
lors, l’ESSTIC continue de faire ses preuves tant sur le plan national
qu’international. C’est certainement pour cette raison qu’elle a été
désignée par l’UNESCO comme pôle d’excellence en
matière de formation aux métiers de l’Information et de la Communication
en Afrique centrale. Notons également que la renommée internationale de
l’ESSTIC est, en partie, liée aux différentes conventions qu’elle a eu à
signer avec des institutions universitaires et entreprises dont la
réputation ne souffre d’aucune contestation. Sur le plan académique
l’ESSTIC, sous la tutelle de l’Université de Yaoundé II-Soa, a des
collaborations scientifiques avec l’université Lyon II-Lumière,
l’université de Nanterre, l’Institut des hautes études en sciences
sociales en France, l’université de Bangui en Centrafrique, l’université
Cheik AntaDiop au Sénégal, etc. L’ESSTIC ayant une double exigence en
matière de formation, a par ailleurs des partenariats avec des
entreprises afin de permettre à ses étudiants d’acquérir des aptitudes
professionnelles durant leur parcours académique. Parmi ces entreprises
on peut citer MTN, Orange, Nmi Education, ADC, CRTV, Camtel, etc. De nos jours, le flambeau est désormais tenu par une équipe dynamique de jeunes enseignants formés au sein de ladite Ecole. Les candidats admis au concours d’entrée, dans l’une des cinq filières,
qu’offre cet établissement de l’université de Yaoundé II, se recrutent
dans les pays de la sous-région Afrique centrale. Plus de 950 jeunes
concourent chaque année pour être admis dans cette prestigieuse
institution. Ce concours rappelons-le est lancé par le Ministre de
l’Enseignement Supérieur conjointement avec son homologue de la
Communication tel que cela a été prévu, au sujet de la double tutelle,
dans le décret N°82/404 du 04septembre 1982 dans son Article 2.
ENGLISH VERSION
Historical
The Advanced school of Mass Communication (ASMAC/ESSIC) is the result of a series of changes that have taken place in the history of this institution, since its original name in 1970, of the International Higher School Of Journalism of Yaoundé (ESIJY). Indeed, it was founded by the Frenchman Hervé BOURGES in collaboration with the Cameroonian state by presidential decree N ° 70 / DF / 211 of May 15, 1970. By this act, the Cameroonian State thus translated its will to want to train young people Africans in general and Cameroon in particular to practice the profession of journalist. Students from the Central African States (R.C.A, Gabon, Rwanda, Chad, Togo and Cameroon) will be found in this institution. The ESIJY, as mentioned above, is still only a laboratory in which information is collected, processed and disseminated; It should also be noted that the majority of the teaching staff at this period are expatriates; Names such as Richard Hartzer, Patsoh, Jean Paul Gauch, Pierre Chich, etc. Are the most prominent in this establishment. Between 1970 and 1981, the School has already trained a total of 252 journalists who will prove themselves both nationally and internationally.
During the year 1981, the School will lose its international status in favor of a national status. ESIJY will become the ESSTI (Higher School of Information Science and Technology) thanks to decree N ° 82/404 of 04 September 1982. In other words, the decision to nationalize the ESIJY will come after The denunciation by the State of Cameroon of the Convention of 17 April 1970 establishing that institution; This Convention had been ratified by the CAR, Gabon, Rwanda, Chad, Togo and Cameroon. The last country cited will therefore commit to acquire the total management of the School. The ESSTI period will therefore be a transitional period during which Westerners will gradually pass the witness over to the national trainers. It is also during this period that the construction of the buildings of the said institution will be carried out. Academically, for example, curricula will be revised to introduce essential disciplines (communication sciences, computer science, demography, semiology, advertising, etc.); Moreover, there will be more than fifteen Cameroonian teachers with a postgraduate doctorate, a PhD or a Ph.D. Among these nationals we can mention the following framers: Francis Wete, Albert Mbida, Emmanuel Tatah Mentan, Daniel Anicet Noah, Pierre Paul Tchindji, Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam, Eugène Booh Bateng, Gervais Mbarga, Keye Ndogo, Laurent Charles Boyomo Assala, Marie Djuidjeu, Antoine Wongo Ahanda, etc. In addition, the scientific journal Fréquence Sud will be launched at the same time. Administratively, on the other hand, there will be an organization of internal services (offices of education, documentation, accounting, monitoring, etc.); The revision of salaries by adapting them to the grid in force at the University of Yaounde will also constitute a strong point that will have marked this period which will extend from 1981 to 1991.
The Advanced school of Mass Communication (ASMAC/ESSIC) is the result of a series of changes that have taken place in the history of this institution, since its original name in 1970, of the International Higher School Of Journalism of Yaoundé (ESIJY). Indeed, it was founded by the Frenchman Hervé BOURGES in collaboration with the Cameroonian state by presidential decree N ° 70 / DF / 211 of May 15, 1970. By this act, the Cameroonian State thus translated its will to want to train young people Africans in general and Cameroon in particular to practice the profession of journalist. Students from the Central African States (R.C.A, Gabon, Rwanda, Chad, Togo and Cameroon) will be found in this institution. The ESIJY, as mentioned above, is still only a laboratory in which information is collected, processed and disseminated; It should also be noted that the majority of the teaching staff at this period are expatriates; Names such as Richard Hartzer, Patsoh, Jean Paul Gauch, Pierre Chich, etc. Are the most prominent in this establishment. Between 1970 and 1981, the School has already trained a total of 252 journalists who will prove themselves both nationally and internationally.
During the year 1981, the School will lose its international status in favor of a national status. ESIJY will become the ESSTI (Higher School of Information Science and Technology) thanks to decree N ° 82/404 of 04 September 1982. In other words, the decision to nationalize the ESIJY will come after The denunciation by the State of Cameroon of the Convention of 17 April 1970 establishing that institution; This Convention had been ratified by the CAR, Gabon, Rwanda, Chad, Togo and Cameroon. The last country cited will therefore commit to acquire the total management of the School. The ESSTI period will therefore be a transitional period during which Westerners will gradually pass the witness over to the national trainers. It is also during this period that the construction of the buildings of the said institution will be carried out. Academically, for example, curricula will be revised to introduce essential disciplines (communication sciences, computer science, demography, semiology, advertising, etc.); Moreover, there will be more than fifteen Cameroonian teachers with a postgraduate doctorate, a PhD or a Ph.D. Among these nationals we can mention the following framers: Francis Wete, Albert Mbida, Emmanuel Tatah Mentan, Daniel Anicet Noah, Pierre Paul Tchindji, Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam, Eugène Booh Bateng, Gervais Mbarga, Keye Ndogo, Laurent Charles Boyomo Assala, Marie Djuidjeu, Antoine Wongo Ahanda, etc. In addition, the scientific journal Fréquence Sud will be launched at the same time. Administratively, on the other hand, there will be an organization of internal services (offices of education, documentation, accounting, monitoring, etc.); The revision of salaries by adapting them to the grid in force at the University of Yaounde will also constitute a strong point that will have marked this period which will extend from 1981 to 1991.
By the evening of 1991, mankind had already reached the last turn of the 20th century: the century of communication! The ESSTI formerly reserved for the training of journalists, sets to the air of time. On
November 15, 1991, the sign of the School displays ESSTIC (Higher
School of Sciences and Techniques of Information and Communication). In
December 1994, ESSTIC received students in the other communication
sectors: Documentation, Publishing and Graphic Arts, Advertising and
Public Relations, whose name changed to Communication des Organizations.
This
diversification of training choices comes after the 1993 university
reform, which seeks to decongest the university and the
professionalization of university studies in order to obtain graduates
likely to be useful to the private sector and to the country as a whole . ESSTIC reaffirms its international vocation in January of the same year as 26 students from 16 African countries are entering. Since then, ESSTIC has continued to prove its worth both nationally and internationally. It
is certainly for this reason that it has been designated by UNESCO as a
center of excellence for training in Information and Communication in
Central Africa. It should also be noted that the international reputation of ESSTIC is
in part linked to the various conventions it has had to sign with
academic institutions and companies whose reputations are uncontested.On
the academic level, ESSTIC, under the supervision of the University of
Yaounde II-Soa, has scientific collaborations with the Lyon II-Lumière
University, the University of Nanterre, the Institut des Hautes Etudes
en Sciences Sociales France, the University of Bangui in the Central African Republic, Cheik AntaDiop University in Senegal, etc. ESSTIC
has a double requirement in terms of training and has partnerships with
companies to enable its students to acquire vocational skills during
their academic journey. These companies include MTN, Orange, Nmi Education, ADC, CRTV, Camtel, etc. Nowadays, the torch is now held by a dynamic team of young teachers trained within the School. The
candidates admitted to the entrance examination, in one of the five
courses offered by this institution of the University of Yaoundé II, are
recruited in the countries of the Central African subregion. More than 950 young people compete each year to be admitted to this prestigious institution. This
competition is to be recalled by the Minister of Higher Education in
conjunction with his counterpart of the Communication, as was foreseen,
with regard to double guardianship, in Decree No. 82/404 of 4 September
1982 in his Article 2.
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