The UWI Activates Coronavirus Response Plan
Today, The UWI will host a Vice-Chancellor’s Forum which will offer informed analysis and perspectives. The programme will include remarks from Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and feature UWI health experts along with Dr Joy St. John, CARPHA’s Executive Director.It begins at 1:00 pm (Jamaica)/2:00 pm (Eastern Caribbean) at The UWI Regional Headquarters, and will be carried live on UWItv’s cable television channel and livestreamed on www.uwitv.org.
(The University of the West Indies Press Release) Since the news of the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has
been closely monitoring the situation in China. The UWI has an
administrative presence and 36 students enrolled in a BSc Software
Engineering programme at UWI-China Institute of Information Technology
(UWICIIT) which allows for two years of study at the Global Institute of
Software Technology (GIST). At this time of inter-semester break, 28
students and one administrator are currently in Suzhou, China.
The UWI is working closely with GIST and other relevant local authorities in China to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students and staff. It is also engaging global precautionary measures as well as the positions adopted by its stakeholder governments in relation to travel advisories and screening protocols.
The city of Suzhou is not within the epicentre of the virus.
Nevertheless, the GIST campus remains closed until February 23 when the
new semester is expected to begin. There is continuous on-site support
on the campus. Medical and screening protocols have also been
established.
The UWI leadership is in regular contact with GIST and is receiving
situation reports. The University has also held meetings with the
students and communicated directly with parents and guardians. The next
meeting with parents and guardians is planned for Friday, January 31,
2020.
Simultaneously, the University is collaborating with regional
entities and agencies including the Caribbean Public Health Agency
(CARPHA), CARICOM Secretariat, Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs,
and others in the regional management and response strategy. It has
also convened a group of experts to examine the issues and help inform
decision-making.
(On) Thursday, January 30, The UWI will host a Vice-Chancellor’s
Forum which will offer informed analysis and perspectives. The forum’s
programme will include remarks from Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir
Hilary Beckles and feature UWI health experts along with Dr Joy St.
John, CARPHA’s Executive Director. It begins at 1:00 pm (Jamaica)/2:00
pm (Eastern Caribbean) at The UWI Regional Headquarters, and will be
carried live on UWItv’s cable television channel and livestreamed on www.uwitv.org.
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