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The Student Enrolment and Retention Unit (SERU) blazed the internationalisation trail, expanding its efforts to increase brand recognition for the Campus in targeted countries, while seeking to consolidate recruitment from traditionally strong source markets.
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In response to the needs of governments and other organisations to retrain and upskill their employees, the Centre developed new short courses in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and Risk Management, e-Logistics, Data Analytics for Decision Making, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Electronic Records Management, and other key areas.
An MOU between BITT Digital Inc and The UWI, Cave Hill Campus signed on August 20, 2019 provides for the Campus to be registered as a merchant on the mMoney Merchant Solution through the equipping of the Campus’money collection points with Android or iOS SIM card enabled devices, meeting the minimum mMoney merchant specifications communicated by BITT. The support provided by BITT enables the Campus’ access to its mMoney Merchant Solution in support of the Campus’ Smart Campus Initiative. • On December 4, 2019, the Campus renewed its MOU with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), which formally confirmed the QEH, the Geriatric and Psychiatric Hospitals, and the local Polyclinics as clinical training sites of The UWI. Lieutenant Colonel the Honorable Jeffrey Bostic, MP, Minister of Health and Wellness on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Wellness during his remarks at the Signing Ceremony, described The UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences as the bedrock of the healthcare system in Barbados. • An MOU between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and The UWI, Cave Hill Campus through the Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) was signed on January 23, 2020 which provides for the SRC to conduct training on behalf of OECS member states through the offering of various postgraduate and certificate courses, with the aim of increasing knowledge capacity in Trade Policy Formulation, and creating an evidenced-based approach to Trade Policy Formulation and Negotiation in both the public and private sectors.
• The Centre for English Language Learning (CELL) mounted several face-to face courses and transitioned to online offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the period January 6-17, 2020, the Centre welcomed seven professional interpreters from various parts of North America and Europe to the English in the Caribbean for Interpreters programme.
• The CPDLL signed an agreement with the Learning and Development Directorate, Ministry of the Public Service to facilitate the delivery of language training in Chinese for Business and Portuguese for Business for the Public Service of Barbados. • Following the national lockdown, the Centre offered a series of free webinars to the public to continuously engage prospective delegates and external stakeholders. The webinars explored various topics, including: Digital Business; Workplace Health and Wellness: Open for Business during COVID-19; Auditing Analytics; and Introduction to Cybersecurity .
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Given the protocols instituted by the Government of Barbados on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, all English as a Second Language (ESL) Programmes courses were expeditiously migrated online, and the CELL’s website (www.cavehill.uwi. edu/cell) went live.
• In August 2019, the Government of Barbados hosted the President of Kenya, His Excellency the Honourable Uhuru Kenyatta, in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations in areas of mutual interest between Barbados and the Republic of Kenya. Then in January 2020 a delegation of the Cave Hill Campus, headed by Professor the Most Honourable Eudine Barriteau visited the Republic of Kenya which led to the signing of two MOUs with the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University.
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On August 1, 2020, the Campus launched its seventh Faculty, the Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts (FCCPA), envisioned to support the Orange economy and the creative industries in Barbados and the Caribbean.
• The previously articulated joint degree in Preclinical Sciences between The UWI, Cave Hill Campus and the University of Ghana received the approval of the National Council for Tertiary Education of the Republic of Ghana during the academic year 2019/2020.
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