CHITECHMA UNIVERSITY
With the coming of the COVID-19 which has greatly affected economic activities around the globe not leaving out a single sector untouched for close three to five months now, normalcy is gradually gaining it grounds back as countries go out of the lockdown, some are reopening their borders, Airports gain their activities and economic activities, as well as people, try to gain their financial stability, so too is the educational sector with each institution take off with different approach and mission as we look at that of CHITECHMA University in the Job creation aspect as her mission.
For over one month now, school doors have been closed in Cameroon just like any other countries, as one of the measures put in place by the governments to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country. With the increasing level of unemployment and low GDP, the prime minister of Cameroon after an interministerial meeting brought the good news of school reopening on the 1 of June 2020. the information which was gladly welcomed by businessmen in the different sectors in the economy such as directors, chief executive officers’ proprietors, teachers, parents and students as well as the administrators of institution as in the case of CHITECMA UNIVERSITY as our focus.
 Upon receiving the news of school reopening, schools have been holding meetings on how to prepare their students for exams but CHITECMA being an entrepreneurial university with mission for job creation held not just meetings to prepare her students for exams but job creation through her entrepreneurship impact program which bring together businessmen and women entrepreneurs to share their experience with her students as well as guide and mentor them towards similar journey.
With a modest start, CHITECMA UNIVERSITY  held on Saturday June 6, with an entrepreneurial Seminar with  theme “startup start life”, featured entrepreneurs with years of experience across different sectors in the country of Cameroon putting together but her national and international students.Â
Chartered Higher Institute Of Technology and Management – CHITECHMA University,  encouraged her students to engage in startups as they go into the society plagued with diverse challenges.
The president, Mme Momenyi Mirabel in her welcome address called on the students to be attentive and be ready to ask pertinent questions to the seasoned entrepreneurs. The Dean equally encouraged the students to be diligent and be ready to start up-start life.
During the talks, Mr. Mesape Sube, an aviation expert and the Founder and CEO of MECLA Company LTD exalted the students to be bold to startup any business of their choice. Making reference to his life, he cautioned the students to be careful with their company of friends and also to build a life of trust and humility. He also encouraged the students to work with their instincts and never follow the crowd in their decision to start up a business.
Mr Ambe Nickson Che, a Serial entrepreneur, Stock trader, Investor and Cameroon International partner to the World Business Angle Investment Forum who is the Founder and CEO of ANC Stock Investment also exalted the students on how to sustain startups. Amongst many things, he encouraged the students to build on the principles of Determination, Consistency, Humility and Trust. These core values he said will be a solid foundation upon which their business will stand and grow (Startup-Start life).
In the course of this seminar, students were given the opportunity to ask questions to the various speakers who answered their questions for clarity and perfect understanding of entrepreneurship and job creation, making the seminar a successful one as the goals of the seminar which was to change the mindset of student from becoming employees to becoming employers/ job creators.
Unlike every other university out there, CHITECHMA UNIVERSITY is out to modify the educational system in Cameroon and the world to an entrepreneurial system that produce job creators, entrepreneurs and employers instead of just studying to pass exams and job seekers ( Chartered Higher Institute Of Technology and Management) “ CHITECHMA”
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In the society where we find our self, life after graduation is plagued with diverse challenges. Getting admission into the university is not an accomplishment, to study in a prestigious campus like this is good and all fun, but what then after studies, what do you intend to do with your life after studies? These questions should be answered personally remember no two persons have the same destiny. Your tomorrow depends on your today, what you become tomorrow is what you carry today as a mindset.
An entrepreneur is someone who looks around his environments and even beyond, identify a problem or problems, think, create and bring solutions that to the problems. An entrepreneur is an innovator and a source of new ideas.
The shortest road to remain a poor man is to depend on the government for a job. Having an entrepreneurial mindset is having the mind to innovate and create. Be bold to start up any business of your choice determine to take it to another level, instead of seeking for employment, employ others.
Be determine, know your worth, have it in mind that you are about to bring a solution to a problem, be consistent for everything might not be smooth from the beginning but press on. It might be difficult from the beginning; discouragement can set in but remember you have a goal to solve a particular problem. Be a job creator not a job seeker, for solution givers are very limited in supply now with very high demand.
Be part of a School with a mission for job creators not seekers “
