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UWI Mona Campus / PSOJ Research Days 2017 Partnership
Posted: January 26, 2017
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus and the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) have announced a unique arrangement, where PSOJ member companies will be able to benefit from evidence-based research from the Mona Campus when focusing on areas that contribute to the growth agenda. The university will also be paying more attention to those research areas guided by the Economic Growth Council’s eight identified areas of growth.
The plans were announced as part of the launch of the 18th staging of the UWI Mona’s Research Days at the Exhibition Seminar Room, Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching & Research Complex on Tuesday, January 10.
UWI’s Dr David Smith Selected for Team to Draft UN Global Sustainable Development Report
Posted: January 09, 2017
Coordinator of the Institute for Sustainable Development at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Dr David Smith was recently selected among a group of international eminent scientists and experts to work on the United Nations (UN) Global Sustainable Development Report. Before demitting office in 2016, Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Dr Smith and 14 others to draft the Report which is due to be published in 2019. Dr Smith who is also Coordinator of the University Consortium for Small Island States and the Caribbean Chair for the Sustainable Development Solutions Network is the only representative on the team from the Caribbean.
The UWI Open Campus Mourns Passing of Sir Dwight Venner
Posted: December 23, 2016
The leadership, staff and students of the UWI Open Campus mourn the passing of our Campus Council Chair Sir Dwight Venner on Thursday December 22, 2016. Sir Dwight was a regional giant whose passion, dedication and commitment to the development of the people of the region were legendary. It was therefore no surprise that in 2008 Sir Dwight agreed to serve as the first Chairman of the newly formed Open Campus, a post that he held right up to the time of his passing.
UWI degrees now accepted in China
Posted: December 19, 2016
The University of the West Indies (UWI) is pleased to announce the official recognition of its degrees in China.
University Director of UWI’s IGDS to speak at London Forum
Posted: December 09, 2016
University Director of The University of the West Indies’ (The UWI) Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS), Professor Verene Shepherd will address more than 500 parliamentarians at the inaugural Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s (CPA) Regional Hot Topics (RHT). The forum is carded for December 15 at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London from 2-5 pm (UK time).
GOJ, The UWI and partners to host Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Caribbean Visit
Posted: November 28, 2016
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and The University of the West Indies will host a Caribbean Outreach event by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world body that assesses the science related to climate change, on November 29-December 1, 2016.
The Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, the Inter-American Development Bank and Panos Caribbean are also partnering with the Ministry and The UWI to host the event.
Gillian M. S. Bristol Named New Director of The Latin American Caribbean Centre
Posted: November 10, 2016
Dominica recognises Professor Sir Hilary Beckles with one of the country’s highest awards
Posted: November 09, 2016
The Government of Dominica has conferred the country’s second highest state award – the Sisserou Award of Honour on Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. The award was presented by President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, His Excellency Charles Angelo Savarin, at a ceremony earlier today, November 3, 2016; as part of Dominica’s 38th Independence celebrations.
The Sisserou Award of Honour, created in 1967, is named after the national bird, the Sisserou (imperial amazon/Amazona imperialis) – a parrot indigenous only to Dominica, particularly near the island’s rainforest.
MSBM 2nd Business and Management Conference to focus on the private sector and sustainable development strategies
Posted: November 08, 2016
Mona School of Business and Management will be hosting its second business and management conference under the theme - ‘Connecting The Dots: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development on November 9-11, 2016 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The main speakers at this year’s event are Dr. John Sviokla, Principal and U.S advisory innovation leader- Pricewaterhousecoopers, Mr Paul B. Scott, President of the PSOJ, and Neil McFarlane, Chief for the New York Liaison Office for United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR.
Mona School of Engineering Student chosen as finalist for Young Lighter of the Year
Posted: November 03, 2016
Aisha Robinson has been selected as one of four finalists for the Society of Light and Lighting’s (SLL) Young lighter of the year award. The final year Mona School of Engineering student is also a technician/lighting designer at the Phillip Sherlock Center for the Creative Arts. She will be presenting her paper titled “A Visible Light Communication Scheme for Use as Accent Lighting.” at the Lux Live exhibition to be held at the London ExCel Centre on 23-24 November 2016.