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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 4 FEBRUARY, 2018
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UWI Calendar of Events
FEBRUARY – MARCH 2018
CHINESE SPRING FESTIVAL AND MORE
The UWI St. Augustine
•
Chinese Spring Festival Celebration
– March
3 | 6 to 8pm at the Daaga Auditorium. General
admission is free, but printed tickets are required.
For information on how to get tickets, please visit
the Confucius Institute’s Facebook Page.
•
Chinese Tea AppreciationWorkshop
– February
8 | 5.30 to 7pm at Confucius Institute, Reading
Room. Learn about the history of Chinese tea
culture, the benefits of drinking tea and sample
various types of Chinese tea. Cost: TT$20 (UWI
students); TT$30 (UWI staff and general public).
Registration deadline: February 5.
•
Chinese NewYearWorkshop
– February 22 | 5.30
to 7pm at Confucius Institute, Reading Room.
Learn about the Chinese zodiac system, the Spring
Festival andmake lanterns to celebrate the Lantern
Festival! Cost: TT$20 (UWI students); TT$30
(UWI staff and general public). Registration
deadline: February 19.
•
ChineseMovieNight:WolfWarrior 2
– February
23 | 6 to 8pm at Centre for Language Learning
(CLL) Auditorium. Check out one of the highest
grossing Chinese films ever – An action film that
tells a story of a loose cannon Chinese soldier
named Leng Feng who takes on special missions
around the world.
For more information,
please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
PROTOCOL AND DIPLOMACY:
A GUIDE FOR THE MODERN PROFESSIONAL
March 26 to 29
The UWI St. Augustine
The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC)
presents the TrainingModule: Protocol andDiplomacy:
A Guide for the Modern Professional with facilitator
Gail Guy, Retired Diplomat and Protocol Consultant.
Participants will leave with essential skills in: rules and
traditions of protocol, international diplomacy, protocol
in state and corporate events, business etiquette and
avoiding professional faux pas.
The workshop takes place from 9am to 4pm at DAOC,
Lecture Room. Cost is US$750; Group discount of 10%
for each member of groups of three or more.
For more information, please email
or call 662-2002 ext. 85362; 85360; 85359
or visit
BASIC SURGICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP
March 24 and 25, 2018
Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS), Department of
Clinical Surgical Sciences in conjunction with the Royal
College of Surgeons present the Basic Surgical Skills
Workshop with UK Course Directors: Eric Drabble
and Professor Michael Parker. The workshop will also
feature local Course Director Michael Ramdass.
The cost is:US$1,500orTT$9,000withanadministrative
fee of TT$500. Registration takes place until February
26, 2018.
For more information, please Melrose Yearwood:
645-3232 or 662-7028 ext. 2864
Fax: 1 (868) 663-4319
Email:
THE OLD YARD IS ALL NEW
February 4
Noon to 6pm
Gordon Street, St. Augustine
Travel back in time in this year’s edition ofThe UWI Department of
Creative and Festival Arts’ (DCFA)The Old Yard. Devils and Dame
Lorraines cross paths at the NEW LOCATION – Open Campus
Gordon Street, St. Augustine. Sample Local crafts, cuisine and
bring your kids to Mas Camp corner. Tickets: Adults: $60; Alumni
Associationmembers: $50; Children: $30. For more, call 727-6352.
Save the date for these upcoming DCFA events:
• UWI Arts Sinfonia – Feb 18
at the Teaching & Learning Complex (TLC)
• Percussion on the Greens – March 24
at the Greens DCFA Gordon Street
For more information, please email:
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