Canada to help Caribbean with distance education
05/18/2013
Canada has agreed to help Caribbean youth to gain greater access to post-secondary education through a distance learning partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) Diane Ablonczy, who is on a seven-day, seven-country tour of the Eastern Caribbean on Wednesday made this announcement in Antigua at UWI’s Open Campus, on behalf of Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, a press release said. The ‘Strengthening Distance Education in the Caribbean’ project will be implemented mainly by UWI’s Open Campus.
According to a press release, the project aims to increase employment opportunities of Caribbean citizens and generate economic prosperity. UWI serves 16 Caribbean countries and territories.
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