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Winners, participants, sponsors and Campus Administration at the Innovate! Cave Hill Campus New Venture Challenge awards ceremony, March 23, 2022
Nurturing Innovation: Cave Hill Staff Innovate!
The Cave Hill Campus Innovate! Challenge , sponsored by CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and organised and executed by the Office of Business Development (OBD), was officially launched by Campus Principal, Professor R Clive Landis on August 17, 2021 on the occasion of the signing of the 2021-23 Memorandum of Understanding with the CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (CIBC FCIB). The aim of the Challenge was to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit of the Campus and provide a unique opportunity for staff at all levels and in all categories to become intentional about revenue generation in the context of a high priori- tisation of financial self-sustainability and independence by the Campus. Eleven teams comprising 23 staff members participated in the competition. Business ideas spanned several sectors and industries including agribusiness, health and wellness, renewable energy, education, services devel- opment and software development. The Virtual Language Bureau team from the Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature and the Pomegranate Organic Farm team from the Faculty of Social Sciences were also in the finals of the competition.
First Prize Winners of the Innovate! Challenge, Mr Clint Hurley (left) and Mr David Smith (right) of Campus IT Services pose with Professor R Clive Landis, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal (center) of The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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