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Efforts made to enhance the global presence of the University Faculty members actively sought out regional and international collaborations and partnerships with various institutions with the specific intention to expand the UWI’s global footprint. These included: • Continued partnership between the United Nations (UN) Jamaica and the Department of Economics to host the Jamaican Economy Panel (JEP), which brings together a select group of economic and public sector experts who address a monthly series of socioeconomic questions in formats that seek to engage and empower the public. • Guest Lectures and Public Lecture Series hosted by the Department of Govern- ment with lectures delivered by members of the diplomatic corps and visiting academics (The European Union in Jamaica, Embassy of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency). • The Department of Government accepted an invitation from the U.S. Embassy, Kingston to attend a film screening “Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice” show- casing issues related to civil and political rights in the USA, commemorating Black History Month. • The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work (SPSW) signed a partnership agreement with the Public Assistance Program, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, an initiative under the National Poverty Reduction Program (NPRP) of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), to place Social Work students at the Public Assistance Division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security as part of their course of study. • Partnerships with other Universities ■ The new course titled Caribbean Cultures and Heritage: Debating Cultural Curatorship (SOCI6121) taught through The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work and co-taught by the University of St Andrews (Scotland) ■ Preliminary discussions being held with St Mary’s University, Canada for dual degree programmes (The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work) ■ Yale University for their “Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale” conference (Department of Economics)
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