EXPANSION OF THE MONA WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS
On Friday, March 22, 2019, a Ground Breaking Ceremony was held on Barnett site in Montego Bay to signal the start of construction of the new Mona Western Jamaica Campus. The development of The UWI Mona Western Jamaica Campus (The UWI-WJC) will provide more tertiary opportunities in Western Jamaica ( Access ); more academic and industry partnerships through collaboration with Barnett Limited ( Alignment ) and; another step toward restoring the financial health of The UWI. The Campus is expected to have a world class School of Management that caters to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), as well as Financial and Tourism Management. A world class School of Engineering will provide the technical skillset for the BPO sector. Minister of Tourism, The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, expressed his delight at the ceremony. “To see this vision now become a reality under the leadership of Professor Dale Webber augurs well for tourism and our human capital development strategy.”
L-R: Mrs. Jennifer Griffith, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism; Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Mona Campus; and The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism at the Ground Breaking Ceremony at The UWI Mona Western Jamaica Campus Barnett Site.
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