VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT TO COUNCIL 2022—2023
CAVE HIll CAMPUS REPORT
CAVE HILL CAMPUS AND UNEARTE PARTNER TO PROMOTE CULTURAL EXCHANGE On November 22, 2022 The UWI Cave Hill Campus entered into a new partnership with the National Experimental University of the Arts (UNEARTE) of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as part of its plans to increase cultural education, training and artistic collaboration, signing a Memorandum of Understanding solidifying the framework for cooperation in the fields of arts and culture. Addressing the event at the Jacqueline Wade Conference Room, Principal of the Cave Hill Campus, Professor Clive Landis said this new agreement will contribute to the cultural enrichment of both institutions. “We know that this partnership will nurture wide-ranging knowledge and training, and artistic pursuit and practice in all its forms, methodologies and expressions,” he said. “In particular, we hope, with the assistance of UNEARTE, to strengthen our current pedagogy in the various disciplines with the training of arts professionals in music, theatre, dance, audio-visual arts and arts education, and in the innumerable studies of culture.” Principal of UNEARTE, Dr. Tibisay Lucena, said her institution was proud to partner with the Cave Hill Campus, stating, “We are also honoured that it is with Barbados, for its more than half a century of independence and recent conversion to a constitutional republic under the leadership of its Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and for the inauguration almost a year ago of its first female president, Dame Sandra Mason.” As Dean of the Campus’s newest faculty, the Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Professor Akombo also welcomed the signing, noting several opportunities for the further development of students.
From left: Andrew Millington, Head of the Department of Creative and Performing Arts; Lisa Alleyne, Campus Bursar; Prof. David Akombo, Dean, FCCPA; Her Excellency Martha Gabriela Ortega Peraza, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Venezuela; Dr. Anthony ‘Mighty Gabby’ Carter, Cultural Ambassador; Prof. Clive Landis, Principal, The UWI, Cave Hill; and Carla Springer-Hunte, Manager of the EBBCI at the signing ceremony
THE BIOSECURE PROJECT
the developers, the team from the Office of Research Innovation and Community at Cave Hill (RICCH), and private sector partners to transition the project to the production stage. Additionally, there are plans to showcase a prototype of the project, highlighting its innovation and potential, at an upcoming design festival to be hosted by Export Barbados.
This project involves the development of a renewable energy powered product designed to kill adult flying, biting insects (mosquitoes and sandflies) in an environmentally friendly way. The project achieved a significant milestone by successfully securing funding, after a pitch by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Innovate Cave Hill competition hosted by Office of Business Development and sponsored by CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank. The project was adjudged the “most promising innovation” and awarded BB $8,000 to support its advancement. Leveraging this initial support, the team was also able to secure funding from Export Barbados during the period under review to support the development of the prototype. FaSoVe, a spin off company at The UWI St Augustine Campus, was given the mandate to oversee the building of the prototype. Discussions are underway between
ACCESS ENROLMENT
At February 13, 2023 total enrolment stood at 6,423, with 5,349 students enrolled in undergraduate programmes (83.3%) and 1,074 students enrolled in postgraduate programmes (16.7%). Undergraduate enrolment was led by the Faculty of Social Sciences, boasting 2,794 students, followed by the Faculty of Science and Technology with 1,150 students. Similarly,
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