September 4, 2026 The following editorial is authored by Professor Canute S. Thompson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Undergraduate Studies, The University of the West Indies. The future of higher education, and universities in particular, faces substantial challenges. A few facts illustrate the dire realities. In the United Kingdom, about fifty (50) universities face the risk of closure … Continue reading The Global Higher Education Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
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By Jovani Davis Friday, September 4, 2026 Guyana breaks ground for regional law school after decades of talks Guyana has officially broken ground for a new regional law school at the University of Guyana, moving forward with a project that has been discussed for nearly three decades. The sod was turned Thursday for the Caribbean’s … Continue reading Guyana breaks ground for regional law school after decades of talks
In the 2021 Census, Canada counted 165 foreign-trained ACB PhD holders of working age. How are they faring? July 27, 2026 (Waterloo) – New analysis of Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census shows African- and Caribbean-born immigrants who arrive in Canada with a doctorate already in hand are stuck, unemployed at 4 times the rate of Canadian-born PhDs, … Continue reading Almost All of Canada’s ‘ACB’ PhD Immigrants Are African. Here’s How They’re Doing
Canadian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Michael Callan during a recent interview with Express Business.—Photo: ROBERT TAYLOR Vishanna Phagoo June 2, 2026 CANADIAN High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Michael Callan says that the commercial relationship between the two countries is based on hundreds of years of shared history. Building on this strong foundation, … Continue reading Canada sees opportunity to deepen trade and investment ties with T&T
The International School for Development Justice at The UWI continues with its series on The SDGs and You. The next discussion will be on June 17, 2026 on SDG 4. It will be followed on July 15 by another discussion on SDG 4. The presentations will each take a different approach. Please plan to attend … Continue reading SDDG 4: Quality Education
The video from our May 21, 2026 webinar "Beyond SAGE"... Canada-Caribbean collaboration related to TVET is now available. SAGE is a recently concluded 6 year (2019 -2025) $18.75 million program implemented by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and funded by the Government of Canada. It supporting demand-driven technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in … Continue reading Beyond SAGE: Canada-Caribbean Collaboration in TVET
Ron Fanfair has written a story that perfectly illustrates not only the power of education to create new futures, but also the positive difference people who support initiatives such as the UWI Toronto Benefit Awards can make in peoples lives. May 21, 2026 Just when you think you have heard the full extent of the … Continue reading The power of education and the Caribbean-Canada connection
Faculty of Education Dean Robert Savage Edited by Emina Gamulin May 20, 2026 Multi-province study involving 642 students found half won’t need reading intervention Struggling Canadian readers achieved a year and a half of literacy growth in just five months, according to preliminary findings from a landmark multi-province project that shows short, frequent intervention sessions … Continue reading Canada’s largest literacy project triples reading progress for struggling students
Canada-Caribbean collaboration for the future There is still time to register for this event May 21st, 1:00 pm EDT - SAVE THE DATE The Sage Program (Skills to access the Green Economy) was a 6 year (2019 -2025) $18.75 million program implemented by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and funded by the Government of Canada. … Continue reading Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean
The ISDJ is The UWI's international business school dedicated exclusively to supporting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. We are a global school for the SDGs rooted in the Caribbean. Our online courses offer flexible learning options for one-year Master's level Programmes, micro-credentials, workforce development, executive education and more. Source: The UWI ISDJ