Conferences/Symposia/Workshop
International Women's Day Expo
The Women's Outreach and Resource centre Company Ltd. In association with The Bureau of Women's Affairs, The Institute for Gender and Development Studies And the United Nations Population Fund Present an International Women's Day Expo.
Theme: Celebrating Women & Girls.
Admission: Free
Mary Seacole Hall hosts Elect Her annual event with Emmy Award Winning Journalist
Mary Seacole Hall hosts "Elect Her: Campus Women Win"The centerpiece program of the Elect Her initiative is a training program that encourages college women to run for student government on their college or university campuses. Research has shown that women who run for student body elections in college are more likely to run for office as adults.
Literatures in English Month: Poetry Writing Workshop
The Department of Literatures in English will launch its annual celebration of Literatures in English Month with two major events, one of which is a poetry writing workshop to be led by St. Lucian poet and dramatist Kendel Hippolyte
The four-hour session is co-sponsored by Artistic Expressions Limited. There are limited spaces still available for interested persons who wish to participate.
The department will accept enquires for further details. Download event flyer HERE.
Conference in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the John Crow and Blue Mountains National Partk
The conference is staged by the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) in association with the Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology . Download event flyer HERE.
Psychology Conference 2014
The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work presents Psychology Conference 2014 under the theme, 'Psychology Today: Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit'. The Conference will feature presentations, roundtable discussions, Workshops and Posters.
Annual Mock Interviews 2013-2014
The Office of Placement and Career Services will host its Annual Mock Interviews during the Career Awareness Month on February 20 and 21, 2014. Final year and postgraduate students are encouraged to participate in this activity.
The Mock Interviews are organised to help students to develop skills and competencies in intervieweing, dressing appropriately as well as providing networking opportunities.
To register for the Mock Interviews, please follow the steps below:
1) Complete the resume template: Mock Interview Resume Template
2) Call or visit the Office of Placement and Career Services to set an appointment (date and time)
Africa Unite Youth Symposium and the Institute of Caribbean Studies
The Bob Marley Foundation and the Rita Marley Foundation in collaboration with the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the UWI, Mona, present the Africa Unite Youth Symposium 2014. Africa Unite is held annually as a part of the celebrations to commemorate the earth-day of the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley OM (Bob Marley).
Third International Tourism Conference
The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica is pleased to invite you to the 3rd International Tourism Conference to be hosted by Mona School of Business and Management, the premier business school in the region. The conference will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica’s premium tourist destination. Branded ‘the complete resort’, Montego Bay offers a wide array of tourism experiences. With the recognition, however, that the success of the tourism industry lies in our ability to gain a better understanding of the issues and challenges facing tourism, and to innovate to overcome these challenges, this conference presents an opportunity to address the issues under the theme: Tourism and Innovation: re-inventing, revolutionizing, transforming.
International Masterclasses on Particle Physics for High School Teachers and Students
- Part1 – February 11, 2014;
- Part 2 – March 21, 2014.
Forum on Global Hegemony
The Remaking of Global Hegemony is an international forum on global Change hosted by the IDEAZ Journal, the IDEAZ In-stitute (Austria), The Center for Tourism and Policy Research and the Department of Government (UWI). Download event flyer HERE
This is the first forum conceived by the IDEAZ Journal and IDEAZ Institute focusing on global development issues.
Come and listen to local and international academics, present on:
The Global Political Situation