Event

On Wednesday May 27, Universities Caribbean, the organisation of Caribbean Universities and Research Institutes will host a virtual forum on UWItv, featuring leaders in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the region.

The forum will facilitate a discussion that assesses the impacts of COVID-19 on universities of the wider Caribbean region and societies at large, as well as strategies to address these impacts.

Preliminary remarks will be delivered by sir Hilary Beckles in his capacity as President of Universities Caribbean and Vice-Chancellor of The UWI. Kindly see the details as follows:

One Caribbean Virtual Forum

 

Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19—Designing the Future of the Caribbean University Sector

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

Live broadcast via www.uwitv.org OR www.facebook.com/uwitv 

Interested persons are asked to register at bit.ly/forumUC  

The UWI is home to the Secretariat of Universities Caribbean, so we ask for your usual kind assistance in publicising this event.

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In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently affecting the world, Universities Caribbean, the organization of Caribbean Universities and Research Institutes, stands in solidarity with the Caribbean university sector, which has been severely impacted, more so with the wide scale closure of institutions, in an effort to help our countries contain the spread of this virus. In a region characterized by its lack of resources, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) strive to find the appropriate solutions to respond to emerging problems while maximizing opportunities and building on existing partnerships.

Universities Caribbean has conducted a regional survey across its membership and other institutions in the region to gather data about the extent to which Caribbean HEIs (including universities, colleges and research institutes across the English, French, Spanish and Dutch-speaking Caribbean territories) have been affected by the current health, social and economic situation. The objective of this “One Caribbean” virtual forum is to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 on universities of the wider Caribbean region and societies at large, and discuss strategies to address these impacts.