THE UWI - UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA CENTRE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CARIBBEAN PEOPLE
Through its Latin America-Caribbean Centre (LACC), The UWI negotiated a new arrangement with the University of Havana (UH), advancing its engagement from one of general cooperation to the creation of a unique joint endeavour that brings UH’s scientific knowledge, scholarship and expertise to bear on the Caribbean’s sustainable development. This collaborative Centre, established in December 2019, is geared towards utilising the capacities and resources of The UWI and UH to strengthen their impact on social and economic development, sustainability, and transformation in the Caribbean. Vice-Chancellor Beckles and UH Rector, Dr. Miriam Nicado, signed the historic MOU and opened the official headquarters of the Joint Centre at UH, making The UWI the first centre of a foreign university housed at UH. This pioneering step in The UWI’s globalisation agenda and research partnerships enables collaborations which will focus initially on solutions to endemic health challenges in the Caribbean; history and reparatory justice; and renewable energy. Collaborations between the entities continue on projects and activities under the Centre’s thematic pillars, including a webinar series and instruction in Spanish for UWI students in the context of The UWI’s multilingual policy.
(From Left) Ambassador Gillian Bristol, Director, The UWI Latin American-Caribbean Centre; Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor, The UWI; Dr. Miriam Nicado Garcia, Rector, University of Havana; and Dr. Dionisio Zaldivar Silva, First Vice-Rector, University of Havana.
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