About EOSA
An alumni network rooted in technical education.
EOSA brings together the alumni of the École Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique (ENSET) of Douala and its annexes — a network of technical educators, inspectors, professionals and entrepreneurs working to turn competencies into impact.
Our story
From a forum of alumni to a national initiative.
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Origins
On 11 September 2022, what began as a WhatsApp forum of around a hundred ENSET alumni became a formal association. Initially imagined as a fellowship of retirees, the founders chose instead to unite every existing and future cohort of the school under one structure.
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Choosing the name
Drawing on the expertise of anglophone colleagues, the founders selected "Old Students" over "Former Students" — a name that works as a brand and reflects an entrepreneurial orientation. In technical and teacher-training schools, learners are "élèves" who acquire a trade, hence "Old Students" — anciens élèves.
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A complete strategy
After six months of debate on its objectives, the association adopted a full strategy: a vision, a set of missions and shared values. As an apolitical, non-profit association governed by Cameroon Law n°90/053 of 19 December 1990 on freedom of association, its motto is Solidarité · Humanisme · Équité.
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An entrepreneurial orientation
Beyond mutual support, EOSA is oriented toward entrepreneurship. Members chose to advance through the association before launching commercial activity, and proposed OS HOLDING as the vehicle for its first entrepreneurial initiatives.
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An educational community
While the association gathers all ENSET graduates without distinction, it unanimously chose to keep teaching as its core activity — mobilizing members’ competencies to contribute to an ever-improving quality of education for learners, and animating an educational community around ENSET.
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A regional structure
On the founders’ recommendation, EOSA is organized through regional branches (Antennes Régionales). The Littoral branch was the first to establish a bureau, with headquarters in Douala.
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Operating objectives
- Build and animate an educational community around ENSET
- Author school textbooks and learning materials
- Strengthen the image and standing of the technical teacher
- Host colloquia on the Competency-Based Approach (CBA / APC)
- Support retired members through their change of activity
- Create and run community mini-incubators
- Build a sub-regional pool of excellence around ENSET
In brief
The essentials.
Dedicated sub-pages — Statutes and the full strategy text — will follow as the association publishes them.
- Founded
- 11 September 2022 · Douala, Cameroon
- Legal status
- Apolitical, non-profit association governed by Cameroon Law n°90/053 of 19 December 1990 on freedom of association.
- Headquarters
- Douala 5e — Wouri, Littoral Region, Cameroon
- Working languages
- French & English
- President
- Maurice Djiongo
- Motto
- Solidarité · Humanisme · Équité
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