Mona Campus – Jamaica
The UWI Mona Research Days Awards Ceremony 2019.
Dr. The Hon. Nigel Clarke (right) and Dr. The Hon. Fayval Williams among the guests at Research Days 2019.
ALIGNMENT Let Us Be Your Research Engine We continued to forge partnerships with local, regional and international entities that have materialised in faculty and student exchanges, internships and employment opportunities for students, and research fellowships and funding for the institution. We further consolidated our ties with the National Commercial Bank (NCB) primarily through their ongoing linkages with the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM). We strengthened our relationship with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), with which we have ongoing ties and exchanges. Dr. Wayne Henry, Director General of the PIOJ confirmed this working agreement between the institutions when he spoke of The UWI’s contribution to the PIOJ and Vision 2030, drawing attention to fact that 32 UWI members sit on the Thematic Working Groups of Vision 2030 that are driven by the PIOJ. The
of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit to ensure intensive oversight and management over the financial, legal and technical relationships of this partnership. Three projects that are targeted to earn us the biggest financial gains are currently being monitored by the PPP Unit. The Mona Campus is poised to be the University of Choice through its international recognition in climate change and its alignment with sustainable and national development goals on climate change and the marine environment. With a focus on cost management, operational excellence and student centricity we are actively seeking to be more proactive by developing and testing new products and commercialising our services. We are confident that these efforts will continue to elevate our standing in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
PIOJ contributed financially to The UWI Mona Research Days 2018/2019, ensuring that we had the backing to make this event a major success. Of special note was the completion of the new Confucius Institute (CI) at the Mona Campus, signaling a ten-year partnership between the Campus and the People’s Republic of China. AGILITY More Proactive, More Responsive Restoring financial health as a mark of our agility was one of our priorities in 2018/2019. The year began with the appointment of a Financial Subcommittee of the Finance and General Purposes Committee (F&GPC), a Subcommittee comprised predominantly of external members of F&GPC, that was charged to review and make decisions on each financial decision that affects the Campus. The year 2018/2019 also saw the formation
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