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June to July 2024

June 17 | Online

Virtual Postgraduate Information Session

Join UWI St Augustine to explore your future with our postgraduate programmes. This is your opportunity to:

  • Understand the application process
  • Discover our diverse programme offerings
  • Learn what documents and prerequisites are needed to apply

Attendees of this virtual session will hear from UWI St Augustine’s Deans, Deputy Deans, Campus Executive Management, Graduate Studies staff, and student representatives.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/PGInformation. Please note that registration closes today, Sunday, June 16.

June 28 and 29 | Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Port-of-Spain

The UWI Oil and Gas Law Conference 2024

Globally, the energy sector is the lifeblood of modern society, and in T&T, it remains central to our economy. As the international community seeks green solutions to fossil fuel dependence, a new era of knowledge and expertise has arisen to make that transition.

This conference, now in its fourth year, provides professional training on the fundamentals of T&T and international oil and gas law. Participants will be given essential knowledge on energy transition, energy taxation, jobs and the Just Transition, energy prices and efficiency, energy technology, and new growth opportunities.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/UWIOGLC4. For more information, email the Faculty of Law at law@sta.uwi.edu

July 7 | Campus Greens, UWI St Augustine

The Garden Party 2024: La Festa in Giardino

Exquisite cuisine, beautiful music and, most importantly, the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people seeking to further their education – come join the campus community for La Festa in Giardino, an elegant evening on the lush campus greens for this fundraising event hosted by The UWI Development and Endowment Foundation.

With a taste of Italy and the soul of T&T, all of the proceeds of the garden party go towards providing scholarships and bursaries for deserving students.

For more information and updates, including ticketing details, visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/UWIFete/ and Instagram at @uwifetesta

July 8 to 10 | Five Islands Campus, Antigua and Barbuda

The UWI Five Islands AI Conference

Come to beautiful Antigua and Barbuda and be a part of the Caribbean’s first international conference on artificial intelligence. Join leaders in technology, business, research, and government from around the globe as they explore the potential of AI for regional transformation. Keynote speakers include Dr Danielle Belgrave, VP of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at GlaxoSmithKline AI; Dr Bharat N. Anand, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University; Dr Chris Jones, the 2022 Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Arkansas; and Dr Nicholas Fuller, Vice President of IBM Research for Automation and Edge Computing. Mr Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, will deliver a keynote address at the opening of the conference.

For more information and to register, visit the conference website at fiveislandsaiconference.com

July 31 | Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Port-of-Spain

The Innovation Engine Room: Intellectual Property and Innovation Workshop

T&T and the region are blessed with artists, inventors, and many others in the creative space that can turn their ideas into commercial opportunities. Their work needs to be protected, for their and the Caribbean’s benefit. Attend the Innovation Engine Room, hosted by The UWI St Augustine Faculty of Law, to learn how they can benefit from intellectual property law and their rights as creators. Topics include the value of IP for T&T, protecting and attracting investment using IP rights, innovation and IP tools, and demystifying IP transactions. Featured speakers include Caribbean IP law experts Dr Natalie Corthésy (UWI Mona), Dr Justin Koo and Dr Emma Perot (UWI St Augustine), Mr Regan Asgarali (IP Office of T&T), as well Dr Andres Guadamuz (University of Sussex) from the UK.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/IPIworkshop