The College of the West Indies (The UWI), one of many Worldwide Telecommunication Union (ITU’s) 14 world Tutorial Coaching Centres (ATCs), has opened registration for its first course providing below the ITU’s ATC programme. This course, Design and Improvement of Good Cities, offers an outline of the important features of good metropolis improvement.
Good sustainable cities have emerged as a potential answer to the fast progress of urbanization and the following enhance in useful resource consumption. The ITU describes a sensible sustainable metropolis as “an modern metropolis that makes use of info and communication applied sciences and different means to enhance high quality of life, effectivity of city operation and companies, and competitiveness, whereas making certain that it meets the wants of current and future generations with respect to financial, social, environmental in addition to cultural features.”
This introductory degree course needs to be of explicit curiosity to intermediate and senior personnel in Authorities workplaces, regulatory authorities, and private and non-private entities chargeable for proposing and putting in options for good cities. Members of academia and others in associated analysis fields may also profit.
The 8-day course runs from December 4 to 11, 2023 and is presently open for on-line registration through https://academy.itu.int/user/register. Registration closes on November 30, 2023. For additional particulars please contact Dr Louis-Ray Harris at [email protected] or go to the ITU Academy’s course catalogue page.
As a recognised ATC, The UWI by its Sagicor Cave Hill Faculty of Enterprise and Administration), Mona School of Science and Know-how, and St. Augustine Engineering Institute presents ITU-certified non-degree coaching programs to industries. The implementation of this well timed One-UWI initiative is being coordinated by The Workplace of World Affairs. Professional Vice-Chancellor World Affairs Ms Sandrea Maynard commented “because the area grapples with the very actual digital divide, we’re extraordinarily proud that the ITU has seen the worth of partnering with The UWI to handle capability and upskilling wants within the area. Within the context of the College’s Income Revolution, this initiative offers a singular alternative to introduce The UWI model to a worldwide market and act as an entry-point to our associated programmes on all our campuses.”
People and corporations availing themselves of those programs obtain a joint ITU/UWI certification, additional rising the worldwide profile of The UWI in its partnership with the worldwide regulator within the discipline of telecommunications and ICTs.
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