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The event was part of a series of initiatives hosted by The UWI to honour the late Professor, who was Barbados’ longest serving Prime Minister, holding that office from 1994 to 2008. Upon his retirement from political life, The UWI appointed the former economist by training, a Professor of Practice: Economics of Development in 2018. In July 2021, the building formerly known as the CARICOM Research Building was renamed in his honour. A book entitled “The Essential Owen: Speeches & Statements of Prof. The Rt. Hon Owen S. Arthur” was recently published with funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and also features economic and political commentaries by Sir Trevor Carmichael, QC. and Professor C Justin Robinson. The UWI Cave Hill and Caribbean Export Development Agency Partner to Expand Region’s Trade Capacity Trade and investment in the Caribbean are set for a major boost through a new partnership between the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law (SRC) at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus. The two entities came together in a hybrid ceremony on October 01, 2021 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding which outlines areas of collaboration to enhance compet- itiveness and sustainable development of the Caribbean region including research, joint programmes and internship placements. Principal of the Cave Hill Campus Professor R Clive Landis welcomed the agreement, recognising its importance to the university and the Caribbean at this time. Executive Director of Caribbean Export, Mr Deodat Maharaj, shared similar sentiments stating that the collab- oration will serve to support the agency’s mandate as a regional trade and investment promotion agency focused on building a resilient Caribbean by providing cutting-edge and high-impact support to the private sector. Both The UWI and Caribbean Export also acknowledged the potential of the export of education services to support
Professor R Clive Landis at the hybrid ceremony to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between The UWI and the Caribbean Export Development Agency
the region’s economic transformation. According to Professor Landis, the university will draw on its reputation “as a top tier university to export its educational services globally”. He also shared that at the Cave Hill Campus there is special emphasis on exporting face-to-face educational services to Africa. As the two entities continue to build on their ten plus years’ relationship, it is anticipated that developmental-academic partnership will drive the expansion of The UWI’s educa- tional products into to new markets.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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