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The University of Douala, like seven (07) other state universities in Cameroon, was created and organized by the Presidential Decree No. 93/030 of 19 January 1993. It inherits the structures of the University Centre Douala then composed of the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC-1977) and the Ecole Normale Superieure of Technical Education (ENSET-1979), founded 28 April 1977 and then turned into University 13 April 1992, following the Decree No. 92/74 pertaining to the transformation of university centers in Universities. Missions The basic tasks of the University of Douala are: The development and knowledge transfer; The development of research and training for men; The top-level port and at the best pace of progress of higher forms of culture and research; The proxy access to higher education to all those who have the vocation and capacity; The contest in support, development and social and cultural advancement; The development of the practice of biling

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