Campus Highlights Academic Year 2021/2022
MONA CAMPUS
International and National Nuclear Law Partnership Jamaica, through The UWI Mona Campus, is among six countries that signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signalling a partnership to increase education and professional development in the area of international and national nuclear law. In addition to The UWI Mona, the agreement was inked with universities in Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, and will help to increase education and professional development in this field. The signing ceremony took place during the IAEA’s First International Conference on Nuclear Law: The Global Debate in Vienna, Austria (April 2022). Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Service The UWI Mona, working in close collaboration with the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has established a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Service in the Department of Microbiology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences. Next Generation Sequencing is essential to the national response to COVID-19 as it helps in the identification of known variants that are circulating in the country and also to identify new variants that may arise in Jamaica, especially in the face of low vaccination rates. Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics Professor Michael Taylor, The UWI Mona’s Professor of Climate Science, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and a world-renowned expert in climate science was named among Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government . This list “highlights work that has influenced the policymaking process by providing insights into policy problems, contributing innovative ideas and solutions, or adding relevant and informative data.” Landmark Industry-Academic Alignment Partnership The UWI penned an agreement with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Florida International University’s (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, solidifying a landmark industry-academic alignment partnership to establish a world- class tourism training institute based at the University. The Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School of Hospitality & Tourism is expected to be a cutting-edge, research-led facility, which will provide students with an immersive, holistic world- class learning and training experience. It will be headquartered at The UWI Mona Western Jamaica Campus but integrate all the other campuses in The UWI system, recruiting students from across the Caribbean archipelago.
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