| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday February 6 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM | FORUM |
URD 2019 DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC LECTUREOverview: The Role of Academia in National Development: Making our Vision 2030 a Reality Presenter: Dr Wayne Henry, Executive Director, Planning Institute of Jamaica |
The Assembly Hall |
| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS |
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Ice cream making and other scientific experimentsOverview: Demonstrating basic scientific principles and interactive demonstrations to excite High School Students. AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Seminar |
Academic Research and Funding the Enterprise: A Look at Key Strategies for SuccessOverview: The Seminar will provide effective tools for writing viable research proposals for funding; and present strategies for transferring research results into the marketplace Speakers: Dr. Julie-Ann Grant, Grant Development Coordinator, Mona Office of Research and Innovation (MORI); Professor Daniel Coore, Chair, Mona Campus Entrepreneurial Committee Moderator: Professor Donna Hope |
The Assembly Hall |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
CARIMAC DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard! |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | MATH GAMES |
DEPARTMENT OF MATH: A Selection of Math gamesOverview: A Selection of Math games AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM-12:00PM | FORUM |
Reaping Rewards: Fruitful Investments in Inner-City Youth and their contribution to Nation Building” and "Community Engagement: Developing communities towards the Vision 2030 AgendaOverview: Participants will gain insight into look at Mona Social Service’s (MSS) contribution to development particularly through the UWI Township Scholarship and Entrepreneurship programmes. UWI Township graduates and high achievers will share their tertiary education journey and how they now contribute to social and economic development. Stakeholders from other tertiary institutions will also present how they engage with communities and the impact they have been making. |
The Council Room, Senate Building |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard! |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY DEMONSTRATION |
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY: EARTHQUAKE WAVESOverview: Demonstration of earthquake waves and tours of the unit to see the equipment involved in earthquake measurement and monitoring. |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | Selection of computer science and IT related activities |
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTINGOverview: Selection of computer science and IT related activities AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
Department of Computing |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard! |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
