Voices Magazine Vol2 Issue 5-6

23 October - December 2018 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica T he Animation Production and Development degree programme at the University of Technology, Jamaica has been significantly enhanced by support from the World Bank, through the implementation of the Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project facilitated by an agreement signed between the Bank and the Government of Jamaica. The Project is providing over $44 million dollars of resources in digital animation hardware, software and training at the University. During his visit, World Bank Vice President for the Caribbean and Latin America, Mr Jorge Familiar reviewed first-hand, the results of the YEDAI Project implementation at the Campus and interacted with members of faculty and animation students who are pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Animation Production and Development. Impressed with the facilities and the work being done by the students, Mr Jorge quipped that “this is the coolest World Bank Project that I have ever seen.” Mr Familiar was accompanied by World Bank executives, Ms Tasheen Sayed Country Director for the Caribbean, Ms Galina Sotirova, Country Manager for Jamaica, Ms Karlene Francis, Operations Officer and Mr Robert Reid, Animation Specialist, YEDAI Project, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). S TEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education at the University of Technology, Jamaica received a boost with the signing of a revised Memorandum of Understanding on October 4, 2018 between the University and the Bureau of Standards, Jamaica for the incorporation of Metrology and the introduction of the rudiments of Standards and Quality into the engineering and science curricula. The revised partnership led by the Faculty of The Built Environment will have immediate harmonization of related Standards and Quality into the curriculum for the Master of Science Degree in Integrated Rural Development offered by the Faculty and scheduled to commence in January 2019. Mr. Stephen Wedderburn, (3rd left) Executive Director, Bureau of Standards, Jamaica (BSJ) and Professor Stephen Vasciannie (centre), President, UTech, Jamaica display copies of the signed Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. Participating in the milestone moment (from left) are Mr. James Rawle, Chairman, Standards Council, BSJ, Mrs. Julia Bonner-Douett, Director, Standards Division, BSJ, Dr. Garfield Young, Dean, Faculty of The Built Environment (FOBE), Professor Nilza Aples, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computing and Dr. Amani Ishemo, Associate Professor, Rural Development, FOBE. Nicholas Wellington, (seated) final year BSc in Animation Production and Development student in the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT), has the keen attention of (from left) Mr Jorge Familiar, World Bank Vice President for the Caribbean and Latin America, Ms Nadine Maitland, Programme Director, BSc in Animation Production and Development, SCIT and Mrs. Jenice Lynch, Subject Leader, for the programme. Mr Familiar and a delegation from the World Bank visited and toured the UTech, Jamaica Digital Animation lab on November 8, 2018. World Bank Executives pose with their UTech, Jamaica tokens, with President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie (centre) and other UTech, Jamaica executives following the tour of the Digital Animation Lab. (L-R) Mr Jorge Familiar, World Bank Vice President for the Caribbean and Latin America, Ms Tasheen Sayed Country Director for the Caribbean, Professor Colin Gyles, Deputy President, Ms Galina Sotirova, Country Manager for Jamaica, Ms Nadine Maitland, Programme Director, BSc in Animation Production and Development, SCIT and Mrs Mercedes Deane, University Registrar. MOU with Bureau of Standards to Expand Teaching in Metrology World Bank Supports Capacity Building of Animation Programme Cont’d from page 22... MoU Partnerships