Graduate Studies and Research
ALIGNMENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurial Committees Presentations on “ Making The UWI more
The Entrepreneurial UWI Webinar Series The School launched The Entrepreneurial UWI Webinar Series , and two instalments were held.
Grants administered or implemented during the reporting period included: 3 Horizon2020 Grants valued €11.6M; 2 Erasmus Plus Grants valued €2M; 4 European Development Fund Grants valued €2M; National Institutes of Health Grants valued US$1.4M; 1 International Development Research Centre Grant valued CAD$2.9M; and 1 Andrew A. Mellon Foundation Grant valued US$127,000. The University Office of Research was invited by CARIFORUM to serve on two Technical Steering Committees: the 11 th European Development Fund (EDF) Thematic Task Force for Climate Change, Disaster Management, Environment, and Sustainable Energy; and the Post-Cotonou Agreement: Caribbean Protocol. The University Office of Research was also invited to two specialised trainings organised by consultants engaged by CARIFORUM Directorate: Regional Workshop on CARICOM/CARIFORUM Pilot Training on EU-financed Projects; and Regional Workshop on EDF Monitoring Framework. THE UWI RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE There was one meeting of The UWI Research Ethics Committee during the period under review. The meeting received reports from the Chairs of the various Campus Ethics Committees. Among the items discussed were matters related to the amendment of the University’s Ethics Policy, the Ethics Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) programme, and Cross Campus Application of the Ethical Approvals, to name a few. The Committee continues its comprehensive review of the existing UWI Policy on Research Ethics .
• “Designing an Entrepreneurial University” , delivered
Entrepreneurial ”were made to 19 Faculty Boards, the Open Campus, and the Centres, Units, Institutes and Libraries. Following this exercise, and in collaboration with the Campus Principals and Deans, Faculty Entrepreneurial Committees (FEC) were established to discuss and implement plans and programmes that promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship among staff and students. Campus Entrepreneurial Committees (CEC) were also instituted, comprising the Chairs of the FEC on a particular campus; these provide a forum for cross-Faculty discussions and promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the campus level. The UWI Entrepreneurial Steering Committee, composed of the Chairs of the CECs, and chaired by the Pro Vice- Chancellor, Graduate Studies and Research, was also established to oversee the entrepreneurial activities of The UWI; there was one meeting of this Committee. An Innovation and Entrepreneurship Workshop was also hosted by the School in June 2019, where each Faculty reported on their progress and challenges, and projections for the academic year 2019/2020. The exercise was very successful, with 16 of the 19 Faculty Entrepreneurial Committees (FEC), the Open Campus and the Mona Entrepreneurial and Commercialisation Centre (MECC) making presentations.
by Professor Emeritus Thomas ‘Rock’ Mackie, Entrepreneurial Coach in the field of Medicine, Investor and Chief Innovation Officer at University of Wisconsin-Madison Health, March 14, 2019. “Building an Entrepreneurial University: International Lessons Learnt and Future Possibilities for The UWI” , delivered by Professor David Wheeler, Co-founder of the Academy for Sustainable Innovation, May 14, 2019.
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The objective of the series were to: increase awareness of The UWI’s transition to the entrepreneurial university; stimulate and foster the entrepreneurial university mind- set; increase awareness of best practice; and provide practical ways in which The UWI could become more entrepreneurial. Invitations to participate in the webinar series were also extended to members of industry across the region.
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