UCC Student Representing Jamaica at ICANN76 Community Forum in Mexico

Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 20, 2022 - University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) student Shanelle McPherson is among twelve specially selected participants for the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) annual forum in Cancun Mexico, March 11-16, 2023. The NextGEN ICANN Programme at the ICANN76 Community Forum will feature both face to face and virtual participation.

Shanelle, 27, a first-year student of the UCC studying towards a BSc in Networking with Cybersecurity said, she is "elated to be representing the UCC and Jamaica at the forum and to participate and learn as much as possible about making the internet a safe and secure place for all who use it."

She will be presenting a paper titled "The Impact of Cybersecurity on Jamaica's Banking System".

UCC Partners With Anti Money Laundering Financial Crimes Institute

Dr. Haldane Davies - President, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean

Kingston, Jan. 16, 2023 - THE University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding as a Partner with the Anti Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Institute (AMLFC) to offer an Anti- Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Prevention Certificate programme.

The MOU proposes the offering of a universal Anti- Money laundering (AML), Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Financial Crime Prevention (FCP)  education programme as well in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands,contribution to the setting up of education standards in these areas which will be recognized worldwide, the conducting of research on the efficacy of related regulations and advising of improvements that can be made.

Niche Financing Partners with UCC to Offer Student Loans

Mr. Denniston Brown - Managing Director of Niche Financing Limited and Dr. Haldane Davies - President, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean

UCC and StarApple join forces in AI drive

UCC and StarApple AI have entered into a strategic partnership, combining StarApple's world-class data science and AI solutions with the UCC's global academic innovations.

UCC now also recognised by J-TEC as a teaching University

The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) has now​ ​been formally Registered by the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) as a Teaching University, the first private institution to be so registered/recognized in​ ​Jamaica, effective July 2022.

Making the announcement, Professor Dennis J. Gayle, President of the UCC said “We are​ ​very pleased to have satisfied the J-TEC’s detailed inspection and due diligence processes​ ​and to have received this registration status as a result. This adds to the recognition​ ​of higher education quality already earned by the UCC including registration and​ ​institutional accreditation from the national accreditation body - the University Council of​ ​Jamaica (UCJ); institutional accreditation from the UK-based quality assurance body - Accreditation Services for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC) as well as​ ​recognition from the University of London and Sunderland University, which are both located in the UK and Florida International University in the USA.”