The African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (in french Centre d'Excellence Africain en Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication -CETIC) is a training and research center created within the National Advanced School of Engineering of the University of Yaoundé I by the Government of Cameroon with the assistance of the World Bank. It is made up of a network of partner and associate institutions in Africa and outside the continent. It also pools lecturers from academic and professional institutions in Cameroon, in the sub-region and in prestigious institutions across the world. Female candidates and international students (non-Cameroonians) are strongly encouraged. Programs offered at CETIC are: Information Technology and Telecommunications (with three options: Software Engineering, Management of Information Systems, Networks and Telecommunications); Mathematical modeling and scientific computing (with four options: industrial mathematics, mathematical modeling of information transport, mathematical biology, mathematical modeling for economy and finance) and finally Mechatronics (with a single option: Embedded Electronic Systems).