UWI Vice Chancellor meets President Jagdeo

May 20, 2009 News

Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies in Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, and Guyana-born Professor Nigel Harris met with President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday to talk about the potential for collaboration with UWI and the University of Guyana in various areas.

President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking with Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies Nigel Harris

During the meeting at the President’s State House residence, the Vice Chancellor spoke of the ways in which Governments, in collaboration with the universities in Guyana and the Caribbean, can work more effectively to accomplish regional development.
Agriculture and forestry are just some of the areas, which Professor Harris said opportunities exist.
This latter comment came during an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA).
“We want to see the University of Guyana enhance its productivity and we are looking for ways in which we (UWI) can link more with them,” Vice Chancellor Harris said.
President Jagdeo used the occasion to talk extensively about the carbon credit initiative, forest preservation and funding, which can be generated from such initiative.
The UWI Vice Chancellor described the President’s ideas as visionary. He also explained some of the work done by UWI in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and shared his perspectives on the ways in which UWI can work with UG to support some of the CARICOM initiatives in climate change and food security among other areas. (GINA)