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SRC chats with HOTT95.3 FM about upcoming Open Day

Published On - July 15, 2019

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Director of the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services (SRC), Neil Paul, and Deputy Director of the SRC, Dr. Jan Yves Remy, chatted with DJ Big Red of Hott 95.3 FM about the SRC’s upcoming Open Day. The live interview took place on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 during the Think UWI First Radio Show which is broadcast on Hott 95.3 FM on Tuesdays.

On Friday, July 12, 2019, the SRC will open its doors to the wider university population and the general public to showcase the Centre’s work and exciting new outreach activities and training programmes. The highlight of the Open Day will be a ceremony from 1-2pm where the new SRC logo and website, among other things, will be unveiled.

Providing a background on the SRC, Director Paul noted that the Centre, which is based at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill, was the only trade policy institution in the region with a focus on both Caribbean and global trade policy issues. He explained that the SRC’s flagship programme, the Masters in International Trade Policy, just completed its fifteenth cohort. The highlight of the MITP programme is the Geneva Study Tour where students attend seminars and workshops at leading international trade and trade-related institutions, including the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The SRC also offers ad hoc seminars, workshops and short courses, as well as a new column published in the local press called ‘Trading Thoughts’ which features thinking about contemporary trade issues and developments by regional trade scholars and practitioners.

The SRC Director further highlighted the SRC’s cadre of young, well-trained staff, some of whom are MITP graduates, who are willing and able to provide sound technical advice to governments, the private sector and civil society. He stated that some of the Centre’s core research areas comprise trade and agriculture, health, the green economy, the blue economy and climate change.

Speaking about the upcoming Open Day, Dr. Remy elaborated that the SRC had undergone an extensive rebranding exercise over the last few months. The MITP programme was revamped by introducing new or modified courses to better equip trade policy practitioners to navigate changing trade tides.

The Deputy Director explained that for those who are unable to commit the time to the full twelve month Masters course, the newly introduced four-month Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Policy (PGITP) provides a basic foundation of international trade policy principles. Dr. Remy noted that the MITP programme had a large and growing alumni which include current trade ministers and other top trade officials from across the region. She encouraged all former graduates to join the newly formed MITP Alumni Network which will also be formally introduced at the Open Day.

Neil Paul, and Deputy Director of the SRC, Dr. Jan Yves Remy, chatted with DJ Big Red of Hott 95.3 FM about the SRC’s Upcoming Open Day. The live interview took place on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 during the Think UWI First Radio Show which is broadcast on Hott 95.3 FM each Tuesday from 10:45-11:00 am.

On Friday, July 12, 2019, the SRC will open its doors to the wider university population and the general public to showcase the Centre’s work and exciting new outreach activities and training programmes. The highlight of the Open Day will be a ceremony from 1-2pm where the new SRC logo and website, among other things, will be unveiled.

Providing a background on the SRC, Director Paul noted that the Centre, which is based at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill, was the only trade policy institution in the region with a focus on both Caribbean and global trade policy issues. He explained that the SRC’s flagship programme, the Masters in International Trade Policy, just completed its fifteenth cohort. The highlight of the MITP programme is the Geneva Study Tour where students attend seminars and workshops at leading international trade and trade-related institutions, including the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The SRC also offers ad hoc seminars, workshops and short courses, as well as a new column published in the local press called ‘Trading Thoughts’ which features thinking about contemporary trade issues and developments by regional trade scholars and practitioners.

The SRC Director further highlighted the SRC’s cadre of young, well-trained staff, some of whom are MITP graduates, who are willing and able to provide sound technical advice to governments, the private sector and civil society. He stated that some of the Centre’s core research areas comprise trade and agriculture, health, the green economy, the blue economy and climate change.

Speaking about the upcoming Open Day, Dr. Remy elaborated that the SRC had undergone an extensive rebranding exercise over the last few months. The MITP programme was revamped by introducing new or modified courses to better equip trade policy practitioners to navigate changing trade tides.

The Deputy Director explained that for those who are unable to commit the time to the full twelve month Masters course, the newly introduced four-month Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Policy (PGITP) provides a basic foundation of international trade policy principles. Dr. Remy noted that the MITP programme had a large and growing alumni which include current trade ministers and other top trade officials from across the region. She encouraged all former graduates to join the newly formed MITP Alumni Network which will also be formally introduced at the Open Day.

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