The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) Graduate Awards Ceremony took place on November 28, 2024 at the UWI Regional Headquarters under the theme “Celebrating Excellence”.  The ceremony is held each year to recognize and award those students who receive a distinction in their programmes as well as the top performers in each Graduate Programme. In addition, student groups who performed best in the Final Field Project/Paper received awards and commendation for their ha ››Read More

  Kingston, Jamaica - The JetBlue MSBM Financial Literacy Program by way of its introductory short course, “Financial Literacy and Managing Your Money” has engaged over 700 applicants, with approximately 450 active participants benefiting from its weekly peer chat since May 2024. Delivered on a user-friendly online platform, the program has reached individuals from diverse backgrounds across the Caribbean region. As the course approaches its conclusion, participants can look forw ››Read More

Mona School of Business and Management, launched the 2024 staging of its flagship entrepreneurship initiative, the Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition on September 25, 2024 marking a significant milestone in fostering innovation across diverse academic disciplines. Entrepreneurship, traditionally the domain of business students, is now being revolutionized through the Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Programme (VHEP) which is managed by the Mona School of Business and Management ››Read More

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Programme hosted a Virtual Fireside Chat titled "Pivot to Persist: Entrepreneurship Chronicles" in partnership with the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), and Mona Entrepreneurial and Commercialization Centre (MECC). This event was part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, a celebration of entrepreneurs worldwide. The chat highlighted programme alumni, including Queritel's CE ››Read More

  On November 15, 2024, the 6th staging of the UWI Future Leaders of Tourism Conference was held at the Mona School of Business and Management under the theme “Out of Many, One Peace.”  The conference which was hosted by the MSBM Tourism undergraduate students who are pursuing the Events Management course, featured insightful panel discussions, presentations, and networking opportunities. The event which brought together over 400 students from high schools, universities, and colleg ››Read More

   The Caribbean is abuzz with excitement!  JUMP, an initiative by Cable and Wireless Charitable Foundation (CWCF)  in collaboration with regional governments, private sector companies, and the Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) through the Caribbean School of Data (CSOD), was officially launched in August 2023. On the heels of an impactful Skills for the Future initiative which saw over 800 graduates from across Jamaica, JUMP extends the push for digital inclusion across ››Read More

  The Women-Centred Disaster Resilience in Small Island Developing States was launched in Haiti in 2024 as a partnership between the Mona School of Business and Management (in Jamaica), through its Caribbean School of Data programme, and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The project kicked off with 19 women enrolled in two courses which covered topics related to disaster risk management and resilience, the integration of mapping tools and techniques in this area, and the impor ››Read More

  Exciting things are happening in the Caribbean. In 2022, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) formed a partnership with the Caribbean School of Data Science (CSOD), part of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), to fund an Open Mapping Technical Training Programme in the Caribbean Region. Click to read more Article taken from: The Caribbean Open Institute ››Read More

The systematic building of data capacity across civil society, governments, and the private sector in the Global South is an increasingly critical component of sustainable development. Considerable resources have been directed to the funding and programming of capacity-building initiatives. Yet, there is limited evidence on how effective, efficient, and sustainable these efforts have been in empowering key actors to use data for the public good.  To bridge this evidence gap, MSBM ››Read More