UTech, Jamaica 60th Anniversary Newspaper Supplement

Special Advertisement 13 THE DAILY OBSERVER SUNDAY JULY 22, 2018 twitter.com/jamaicaobserver www.jamaicaobserver.com Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON,MP, (left) looks attentively at a drone as School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) Diploma student Richard Clarke (3rd left) explains the attributes of the innovation. The drone was created by student members of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Student Branch, UTech, Jamaica for use in surveillance activities. Looking on are Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (2nd left), Minister of Science, Energy and Technology and Raffique Muir (right), diploma student, SCIT and President, IEEE Student Branch, UTech, Jamaica. The Faculty admits students from a wide range of academic backgrounds to pursue specially designed programmes aimed at providing quality education at various levels in areas including Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Animation & Production Development, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computing, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Academic programmes emphasise flexibility of approach, work-based learning and professional linkages. Graduates of the faculty have been making significant contributions to the growth and development of Jamaica and other nations and serve in senior positions in industry in Jamaica, the region and across the globe. The Faculty of Engineering and Computing is also engaged in leading research and innovation in a number of areas relevant to industry and development. Faculty of Engineering and Computing Colleges and Faculties Prof. Nilza Aples Dean The Jamaican Hackathon team - from left, Juleen Gentles, Odain Brown, , UTech, Jamaica School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) students, Chinelle Miller medical sciences student, UWI, Mona and Joshua Thompson, UTech, Jamaica SCIT student. The team won the ‘Hack Against Hunger’ Hackathon held in Geneva Switzerland at The United Nation’s World Summit on Information Technology held March 19- 23, 2018.