The UWI Cave Hill Campus Annual Report to Council 2021/2022

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FACULTY OF CULTURE, CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS Department of Creative and Performing Arts

SHRIDATH RAMPHAL CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW, POLICY AND SERVICES

Development of Short Courses on Trade with the OECS Commission in areas such as competition law, CARICOM law, blue economy, Trade and the SDGs, Trade for the private sector; customs administration Funding valued BBD 450,000 from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Date: October 2021 A series of projects relating to the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations Funding: BBD 100,000 from the US Embassy Date: September 2021 An Institutional Capacity Building and Research Initiative Funding: BBD 30,000 from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Date: November 2021 The provision of specialty education services for Caribbean Export Development Agency Funding : BBD 75,000 from the Caribbean Export Development Agency/CIDA Date: May 2022

Development of a Documentary on gender- based violence. When “Love” Goes Wrong Writer/Director: Dr Yvonne Weekes Funding of BBD 10,000 received from Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States Dates : September 2021 to March 2022 (released on March 24, 2022) Coordination of a Disaster Preparedness project for primary school children Funding of BBD 2,300 received from the National Cultural Foundation. Dates: Project started on June 1, 2022, Hurricane Preparedness Day

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics

Evaluating the Effect of Social Robots on Client Perception, Experience and Reduction of In-Person Retail Banking Services in the Caribbean Investigator: Dr Curtis Gittens Funding: BBD 30,000 from the CIBC First Caribbean International Bank (CIBC FCIB) – UWI Research Grant through the Office of Business Development Dates: January 2022 - Present

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022

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