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SALISES AND INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UK, SIGN MOU
Posted: June 14, 2018
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at the University of the West Indies officially signed a partnership Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) based at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. The official signing ceremony took place on Thursday April 26 at the 19th Annual SALISES Conference, at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay, St James from April 25-27, 2018.
(From Left) Director of IDS, Professor Melissa Leach and current University Director of SALISES across all UWI three campuses, Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee.
US$100,000 from P.J. Patterson to launch scholarship fund at The UWI
Posted: May 14, 2018
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Honourable P.J. Pattersonhas donated US$100,000 to establish an endowment fund towards scholarships and bursaries for students at the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies (The UWI). The announcement of the fund was made on April 24, 2018, at the University’s Regional Headquarters in Jamaica during a handover ceremony for a collection of reports, speeches and other works also contributed by Mr. Patterson to The UWI Mona Library Endowment Fund.
Professor Dale Webber officially appointed to serve as next Principal of The UWI Mona Campus
Posted: May 11, 2018
Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Graduate Studies and Research at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been appointed Campus Principal of the Mona Campus in Jamaica. Pursuant to Statute 10, the appointment was approved by Chancellor Robert Bermudez, on behalf of the University Council, following a recommendation from Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. Professor Webber will succeed Professor Archibald McDonald as Principal of The UWI Mona Campus and his appointment takes effect from October 1, 2018.
THREE UWI TEAMS TO REPRESENT JAMAICA IN THE IBMC
Posted: May 11, 2018
Three University of the West Indies (UWI) student teams Queritel, ECO-Structures and Skolastik Oasis Caribbean have secured their places to represent Jamaica at the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) - the first and largest lean startup competition in the world - which will take place from May 10-11 at the Utah Valley Convention Center & Provo Marriott Hotel in Provo, UT, in the United States.
UWI TEAMS WIN TOP AWARDS AT NATIONAL BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION
Posted: March 29, 2018
The University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) copped first and second place in the recently concluded fifth annual National Business Model Competition (NBMC), with two out of its four student-entrepreneur teams securing a combined cash prize of J$3 million.
Professor Paulette Ramsay Receives FIPA International Centennial Writing Award
Posted: March 29, 2018
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona is pleased to announce that Professor Paulette Ramsay has received a Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs (FIPA) Award of the Century for Outstanding Scholarship in Literary and Language Studies and Creative Writing.
Professor Ramsay was awarded on account of her mastery of the written word and distinguished literary career. She is Head of the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures and Professor of Afro-Hispanic Literatures and Cultures in the Faculty of Humanities & Education.
Caribbean to benefit from UWI and IUCN Partnership for People and Biodiversity
Posted: March 23, 2018
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, have renewed a five-year collaboration which supports Caribbean countries to better manage and utilise important sea and land resources for the benefit of those who depend on them, ultimately contributing to the long term conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. This collaboration was formalised during a signing ceremony in Kingston, Jamaica on March 6, 2018.