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Ranked amongst the best in providing quality health care facilities in the world, experts from India in the days ahead will be extending top notch medical facilities to the Cameroonian population  via partnership with St. Veronica Polyclinic also known as Biaka Hospital, located in Buea the South West Region of the country.

This memorandum of understanding was signed by the CEO of St. Veronica Polyclinic Dr. Mrs. Francisca Hongla Biaka and the Director of Crayon Healthcare Organization, New Delhi, India Mr. Anurag Sharma on the 10th of June 2023 at the conference hall of the Centre.

 Dr. FON Tita, Director of St. Veronica Polyclinic during this event, expressed excitement in this journey which he terms a milestone in the life of the Biaka Hospital. On their part, the representatives of Crayon Healthcare Organization were astonished by the professionalism exhibited by members of the St. Veronica Medical Centre. To them establishing this partnership with St. Veronica Polyclinic is the right choice and a promising one.  The Crayon Healthcare team pledged their will to do all that it takes for a long lasting relationship with landmark success

Through this specific agreement, Biaka Hospital will host experts from Crayon Healthcare Organization quarterly who will provide expert medical services to patients who consult in the hospital. In addition, patients who wish to travel to India for further Medical attention would have the privilege to do so at a much lower cost through Biaka Hospital.

The days ahead are indeed promising!

The examination season is on at Biaka University Institute of Buea (BUIB). This Tuesday morning the 13^th of June 2023 can be described as one full with a mixed feeling of  anxiety and confidence  as these students all prepared with their writing materials intact, were presented with the first examination question paper to mark the beginning of the second semester examination for the 2022/2023 school year at BUIB.

At this time when students are tested on the knowledge received over the year, teaching and administrative staff are present as invigilators to ensure a smooth session of the exams. The invigilators have a role to guarantee that the exams are hitch free of any forms of examination malpractice while maintaining a conducive atmosphere where students are void of tension.

This session written by over 1000 students drawn from all five Schools of BUIB; School of Health Sciences, School of Management Sciences, School of Engineering and Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences and School of Education, will run from the 13^th to the 17^th of June while post graduate programs in the School of Management Sciences will take off on the 20^th to the 24^th of June 2023.

On the other hand, students offering HND programs will take their exams in the month of July.

As the academic year draws to a close, all hands are on deck to ensure a hitch free session of the 2022/2023 second semester examination at Biaka University Institute of Buea (BUIB). These stakeholders gathered on June 7^th 2023 in the conference hall of BUIB for a preparatory meeting towards the end of semester exams to brainstorm on best practices for a successful examination session. The meeting was Chaired by the Vice Chancellor of BUIB Dr. Mrs. Francisca Hongla Biaka who beckoned all to work in synergy for collective success.

Presenting at this very important meeting, the exams Officer Mrs. Tening Mercy while informing participants on strategies put in place for a smooth examination, noted that all has been done to mitigate examination malpractices. She went further to explain that students are expected to come in their official attire and on time for proper checks and modifications where need may arise. The students are also expected to come along with their identification cards and equally follow the examination time table made available to them, meticulously.

Invigilators have been reminded of their roles and the chief invigilators will at all times liaise with the office of exams in case of any eventuality, says the exams officer. The availability of well ventilated and conducive classrooms, writing materials, clean restrooms and an overall calm environment cannot be overemphasized.

It is worth noting that about 1,000 students taking programmes mentored by the University of Buea will be sitting for the first set of the exams which will run from the 13^th to the 17^th of June 2023, for the undergraduate programs while the post graduate programs in the School of Management Sciences will run from the 20^th to the 24^th of June. The second set of exams which will be written by over 2,000 first and second years HND students have been scheduled to run in the month of July 2023.

These exams involve students from the five schools of BUIB; the School of Agricultural Sciences, the School of Engineering and Technology, the School of Education, the School of Health Sciences and the School of Management Sciences.

Over 500 students from different Higher Education Institutions in Buea have today the 6^th of June 2023 converged at Biaka University Institute of Buea (BUIB) to begin  the 2023 session of the Higher National Diploma examination HND.

BUIB as a sub center of the Buea Center for HND exams in the South West Region, plays host to students from 22 disciplines including Management, Engineering, Nursing, Information Technology, Journalism and Agriculture among others.

With over 1,300 students sitting for this examination in Buea, 800 are products of Biaka University Institute of Buea.

According to the director of the School of Health Sciences Mr. Njoping Christopher, these 800 students from BUIB have been adequately prepared for this exams. It is however left to them to play their part and emerge in flying colours.

It is worth noting that HND gives students the skills needed for a particular field of work to enable them lead straight into a career. Depending on the subject studied as a Higher National Diploma student, HND also permits holders to further their education. The HND exams is expected to run from Tuesday June 6^th to Saturday June 10^th 2023