University of Dschang
In May 1978, ENSA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique) in Yaounde and the Institute for Agricultural Technologies in Dschang were incorporated into the UCD.In 1981, the University of Florida was selected on a competitive basis to design that assistance, through what was named the Agricultural Education Project.He pointed out, for example, that the University of Yaounde was teaching its students about European philosophers when the country (Cameroon) could not feed all its people.Sending so many (almost half of UCD staff) for long-term studies put a huge burden on the remaining faculty and students.Only the strong collaborative spirit of the remaining faculty – American, Belgium, Cameroonian, and French - and the use to teaching assistants from external institutions saw UCD through the difficult time.It was increasingly involved in regional training and collaborative research with international agencies like IITA, ILRI (formerly ILCA), and ICIPE.