University of Belize and Bridgewater State University to discuss international collaboration A delegation from Bridgewater State University (BSU), Boston, Massachusetts will be in Belize this week to discuss with the President of the University of Belize, Dr. Cary Fraser and his team areas of mutual interests aimed at developing international collaboration between BSU and UB. Discussions will focus on the University’s first Masters Program in Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Development, Marine Biology, Education, Agriculture and Research and other programs offered by UB. Also high on the agenda is UB Study Abroad Program and Student Exchange Program that would allow BSU students through their international study at UB embrace an international educational experience in a multicultural society. Representatives of BSU include Dr. Arthur Goldstein, Dean, College of Science and Math; Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences; Dr. Jennifer Mendell, Assistant Professor of Biological Science and Dave Ostroth, International Liaison. The visiting delegation will also meet with senior faculty members of the Faculty of Science & Technology and the Faculty of Education and Arts of the national tertiary institution, and tour facilities of the University of Belize - Calabash Caye where UB is building national scientific capacity for effective management, sustainable use and conservation of Belize’s natural resources and national treasures: Turneffe Atoll, the Belize Corridor and National Protected Areas System, and the Central Farm Campus, which contributes to Belize’s food security and national development through agriculture and research. Bridgewater State University’s offers more than 30 undergraduate academic programs in four different schools: the School of Business, the School of Education and Allied Studies, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Science and Mathematics. There is also a School of Graduate Studies.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:32:08 +0000
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