The Fast Track to New Skills A new study by the World Bank analyzes the role of short-cycle programs in the new scenarios of the Latin American labor market. Creating a Higher Education for the Future No Comments Can the COVID-19 crisis generate permanent change in Higher Education? In this webinar organized by Laspau, leading specialists discussed the challenges and opportunities for change for institutions in the region. Read More » The Fast Track to New Skills No Comments A new study by the World Bank analyzes the role of short-cycle programs in the new scenarios of the Latin American labor market. Read More » Not just technology, more educational experience No Comments In this column, the specialist Verónica Herrera shows us with an example the potential benefit from a successful adaptation to a new learning modality. Read More » Learning as biological change No Comments When we learn a new concept, something changes in our brains. 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It was built on a former wartime British camp which at one time served as a haven to Jewish refugees. Today the Mona campus encompasses 653 acres in a valley between two mountain ranges, with five faculties, 38 Departments and Research centers, including medical medical students from across the West Indies. The UWI is the Caribbean’s premier university spanning over five campuses in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Five Islands, and the Open Campus with centers all over the region. It ranks among Latin America’s top 2% and at the top 4% of best universities in the world by The Times Higher Education rankings. The University currently serves about 50 thousand students from all over the world devoting to its mission “To advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation for the positive transformation of the Caribbean and the wider world.” It is a unique institution federally funded by 17 Caribbean national communities and it offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate degree options. This includes doctoral programs in a wide range of fields such as Food & Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science & Technology, Social Sciences and Sports. www.uwi.edu. As part of a robust globalization agenda, the UWI established partnering centers with universities in North and Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. These partnerships helped develop projects such as the State University of New York’s SUNY-UWI Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development, the Canada-Caribbean Institute with Brock University, the Strategic Alliance for Hemispheric Development with Universidad de los Andes (UNIANDES), the UWI-China Institute of Information Technology, and the University of Lagos UNILAG-UWI Institute of African and Diaspora Studies. With faculty and students from more than 40 countries and collaborative agreements with 160 universities worldwide, the UWI is truly a university with a global vision. As an example of its global influence, in January 2019, the International Association of Universities (IAU) recognized the UWI for its role in research and global climate change and its actions in mobilizing higher education and research institutions to work for sustainable development. That same year, IAU designated the UWI as the lead institution for a Global University Consortium on SDG 13: Climate Action. Among the many innovations of UWI, one of special importance is the cardiac simulator, which uses a pig’s heart and stands out for its contribution to cardiac surgery education allowing students to practice heart surgery procedures without risking human beings. The simulator was adopted by many US teaching institutions in their cardio training programs; among some of them are Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford University. The University of the West Indies has also trained many of the region’s leaders in government, science, technology, and innovation. It proudly counts two Nobel Prize Laureates among its alumni: Sir Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992, and Sir Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize for Economics in 1979. Featured Educator Violet Eudine Barriteau La Universidad de las Indias Occidentales (The University of the West Indies, UWI), Campus de Cave Hill, Barbados. “Do not think about things too much – do them – and continue with the next task” In 2019, Professor Barriteau received the Barbados inaugural Order of Freedom for her outstanding contribution to higher education and her pioneering leadership in the development of gender studies. Hailing from Granada, Violet Eudine Barriteau is a Caribbean scholar, feminist, and activist whose achievements have impacted the entire region. Previously, in February 2016, she was awarded by her native country with the Gold Award for Excellence, the highest honor in the country. With a Ph.D. in Political Science from Howard University (1994) and an extensive list of peer-reviewed journal publications, 37 book chapters, including her book: The Political Economy of Gender in the Twentieth-Century Caribbean (Palgrave, 2001), Professor Barriteau graduated with an MPA in Public Sector Financial Management from New York University (NYU) in 1984, a degree obtained as a Fulbright Scholar administered by Laspau. When Eudine Barriteau applied for the Fulbright Fellowship, she was the research assistant to a political science professor at UWI. That job required extensive travel throughout the region which allowed the young woman to develop her interests: politics, travel, and at the same time acquire a solid knowledge of the culture, history, and development of the region. At seventeen, Ms. Barriteau began her academic career as a teacher at St. George High School. She wanted to be an airline stewardess because she spoke French and she thought she would have a good chance of achieving it, but she wore glasses, which was not allowed in that profession at that time. She, therefore, decided to become a teacher to help support her mother who worked to support her family. “The Caribbean was built on the backs of its women,” Professor Barriteau used to say. Her mother had left Granada and her marriage, taking her two younger children. In Granada, they had lived comfortably in their own land, in a very different way from the life they encountered in Barbados at the beginning of their stay in that country. Upon obtaining the Fulbright scholarship, Professor Barriteau asked Laspau to attend NYU where she had previously obtained admission at her own expense and this was done. Upon graduation, she continued studying at Howard University. While pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science, she attended Social Science Philosophy classes taught by Professor Jane Flax who inspired her so much that, within two years of her Ph.D., she changed course to focus on Political and Feminist Theory. Fascinated by the impact of theory on the construction of women’s lives upon her return to UWI in 1992, Professor Barriteau taught a course focused on Caribbean Women’s Studies. Within a year, UWI created the Center for Gender and Development Studies and Professor Barriteau was appointed the first head of that Unit at the Cave Hill Campus later known as the Nita Barrow Unit. During her tenure at UWI Professor Barriteau has spearheaded many initiatives impacting Barbados and the region. In 2017, she launched the Smart Campus Initiative, designed to rethink the delivery of higher education goods and services in Barbados and the Caribbean by harnessing technology to support development. Under her leadership, the Cave Hill campus gained recognition meeting comparability standards for the Faculty of Medical Sciences from the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA). Also, in 2017, her initiative to create a Faculty of Sport came through, it was the first new school in 47 years. Finally, on August 1st, 2020, on Barbados’ Emancipation Day, the Faculty of Culture, Creative, and Performing Arts was inaugurated. For the Professor, this is her proudest achievement. Her creativity, knowledge, and accomplishments are impressive; her tireless work on behalf of the Caribbean region and its people is an inspiration to all. Jobs and opportunities Find work, research and other opportunities from universities all around Latin America. View all Contact About Laspau © 2021 - Laspau