Dr Dawn Barrett Adams, Accreditation Officer, represented the UCJ at the 2017 International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Conference in Dubai, Bahrain from February 27- March 2, 2017. The conference, held under the theme “Between Collaboration & Competition: The Promises & Challenges for Quality Assurance in Higher Education” was hosted by the Education & Training Quality Authority, Bahrain (BQA). INQAAHE 2017 commenced with two pre-conference workshops…
The following are messages of support that were published in the UCJ’s 12th Annual Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education Week supplement: Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, Minister of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI), Reverend Ronald Thwaites, Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Dr Carolyn Hayle, Chairman, the University Council of Jamaica, Ms Katherine Grigsby, Director and Representative, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Dr Susanna Karakhanyan, The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies…
The University Council of Jamaica’s (UCJ) Communications team hosted a booth at the inaugural the National College on Education Leadership (NCEL) International Conference held from February 21-22, 2017 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The conference, held under the theme, “Transforming Educational Leadership: Disrupting Narratives,” sought to challenge the thinking of delegates and addressed topics including: ‘Effective Principals’; ‘Leadership for 21st Century Learning’; and ‘Transformational Leadership’. The Communications team used the…
Mrs Althea Heron, Executive Director and Dr Dotlyn Minott, Director, Accreditation participated in the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Annual Conference and CIGQ Meeting held from January 30-February 2, 2017 in Washington DC, USA. The conference brought together over 400 quality assurance and accreditation professionals from 30 countries, including Japan, Egypt, Croatia, Israel, Jamaica, India and China. The key takeaway from the conference was that accreditation professionals are required…
The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will celebrate its 12th Annual Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education Week, under the theme “Enhancing and Sustaining a Quality Culture: Preparing for Institutional Accreditation,” from March 6 to 10, 2017. A key objective for the ‘week’ is to assist in the development of tertiary institutions by providing training and professional advice on quality assurance matters. This year’s activities will focus on Institutional Accreditation, which…
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) will hold its annual conference under the theme “Quality Assurance and Accreditation: Moving Into the Future” at the Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. from January 30 – February 1, 2017. The annual meeting for CHEA’s International Quality Group will follow the annual conference, under the theme “Quality and Quality Assurance in a Changing World” on February 1 – 2, 2016. For further information…
The Board of Management of CANQATE extends congratulations to Mr Dorron Weir, a student of the Portmore Community College in Jamaica on becoming the winner of the CANQATE Art Competition for the year 2016 and a prize of US$500.00. The Competition, launched in 2014, is open to staff and students from across the Caribbean who are full, associate or individual members of CANQATE. Members are invited to submit artwork depicting…
A high level delegation from the UCJ led by Dr Carolyn Hayle, Chairman, and Mrs Althea Heron, Executive Director, supported the JCTE and HEART Trust/NTA Edu-TVET conference, held at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay on December 8 and 9, 2016. The conference theme: “Developing a Quality Culture through Effective Leadership in Higher Education & Training towards Superior Technical Leadership Skills & Competencies in Education & Training,” attracted senior administrators…
Members of the University Council of Jamaica are drawn from the public and private sectors, professional bodies and societies, and academic institutions in accordance with the University Council of Jamaica Act, 1987. The Council comprises five committees, namely: Finance; Human Resources and Administration (HRA); Internal Audit; Governance; and the Accreditation, Curriculum and Development (AC&D). The Council is led by Dr Carolyn Hayle, Chairman (right), and its tenure runs up to…
The 13th Annual Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE) Conference was held from October 4-7, 2016 at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre in Liliendaal, Georgetown, Guyana. The conference, hosted by the National Accreditation Council of Guyana, was held under the theme: “Sustaining a Culture of Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education for National and Regional Development”. Mrs Lisa Henlin, Acting Executive Director, Dr Angela Penny, Director, Research and…
