A recent workshop held at the University of Buea (UB) in Cameroon discussed the possibility of distance education becoming a reality in the coming year. Participants from three countries, Cameroon, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria spent three days thrashing out the theme of the workshop, “Course Writing Driven for Distance Learning”. Professor Theresa Tchombe, the Dean of the Faculty of Education, was confident that the faculty and institute were ready to launch distance education programs the next year. The workshop was organized by the Faculty of Education. All Africa reports:

The university library will be entrusted to have products for distant learning to ease research. ASTI (Advanced School of Translators and Interpreters) on its part, will be charged with translating the courses in the different languages. Both the first and second semester courses were worked on to ensure effectiveness and continuity next academic year.

Africa has been in the news recently for its attempts to raise the level of educataion and extend its reach to the  masses.