October 15/November 15 | Online
COTE, one of Trinidad and Tobago and the region’s most important economic/ academic conferences, will be held on November 24 to 26, 2021. Hosted by the Department of Economics within UWI St Augustine’s Faculty of Social Sciences, this year’s theme is “Accelerating Caribbean Development: Retooling and Restructuring Caribbean Economies Post COVID-19”. Submit your abstracts in document form by October 15 and your video abstracts by November 15.
Please visit the Department of Economics Facebook page for full details or email your submission to cote@sta.uwi.edu.
October 28–30 | Online
Once again, it is time to celebrate the achievement of UWI St Augustine’s graduating students. Tune in to the virtual graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021. See the next generation of young professionals, artists and leaders cross the virtual stage. Enjoy the performances in music and dance, and the words of wisdom from our valedictorians. This year’s honorary graduands include attorney-at-law Mrs Lynette Seebaran-Suite, philanthropist and entrepreneur Mr Sieunarine Persad-Coosal, musician and educator Mr Ray Holman, and medical expert and leader Dr Roshan A Parasram.
October 28
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Faculties of Science and Technology and Food and Agriculture
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Faculties of Engineering and Law
October 29
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Faculty of Social Sciences
(A to L undergraduate and Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business
graduands)
4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Faculty of Social Sciences
(M to Z undergraduate and postgraduate graduands)
October 30
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Faculties of Humanities and Education and Sport
4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Visit www.sta.uwi.edu/graduation for further details.
November 18-19 | Online
Diabetes, cancer, mental health issues, and now pandemics like COVID-19 – we are confronted with many health challenges. Research is key to solving them. The UWI’s Faculty of Medical Sciences and Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research Development, partnering with the Ministry of Health, UTT, the University of the Southern Caribbean and the Regional Health Authorities, will host the second National Health Research Conference to address these issues. This year’s theme is “Building Resilience through Research in a Pandemic”. The virtual conference will feature 37 oral and 37 poster presentations, and is a forum where local research findings and policy relevant messages can be shared with policy makers. It will take place on the Hubilio platform
Cost: Students: TT$100 | All Others: TT$200
For more information, email Shelly-Ann Hunte at Shelly-Ann.Hunte@sta.uwi.edu or Nikisha Headley at Nikisha.Headley@sta.uwi.edu.
