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The Jamaica Observer remained consistent in its

support for students in the School of Hospitality

and Tourism Management (SHTM). This year, the

Jamaica Observer awarded $1.5 Million Dollars

($1,500,000.00) in scholarships and bursaries; and for

the fourth consecutive year gave students of SHTM

the opportunity to work at the prestigious Jamaica

Observer ‘Table Talk’ Food Awards. A total of 42

students participated, and the Jamaica Observer gave

an additional $126,000.00 as stipend for the student

volunteers.

The Chinese Embassy

Scholarships valued at a total of US Eight Thousand

Dollars (US$8,000) were awarded to five outstanding

students by the Government of the People’s Republic

of China. The success of this scholarship programme

has paved the way for other collaborative initiatives

between the University and the Embassy of China.

New Era Homes 2000 Limited

New Era Homes 2000 Limited made a substantial

award to cover full tuition and books for two first year

civil engineering students who will continue to receive

the award over the four years of their course of study.

Sponsorship

In addition to funding for scholarships, the Department

of Student Financing also receives from several public

and private entities significant sponsorship to fund

tuition and other school-related expenses for students.

The list of benefactors includes both local and

international sponsors. However, unlike scholarships,

sponsorship is not tied to academic performance, but is

usually given to a student as a grant or loan.

At the close of the 2014/15 fiscal year, the total

value of sponsorship was $1.39 Billion Dollars

($1,394,136,765.93); received from 148 public and

private sector companies. This figure includes 15

international sponsors. See table 1.3 for details.

Sponsorship as an Income Source

As indicated by figure 1.4 below, the combined

income from sponsorship and scholarship represents

47% of the University’s total tuition income; with the

remaining 53% coming from self-financed students.

Also noteworthy is the fact that the Student Loans

Bureau (SLB) represents well over a third (39%) of

the University’s total tuition income, and 90% of total

sponsorship (see figure 1.3).

Back row (L-R): Jamaica Observer Managing Director, Danville Walker, Novia McDonald-Whyte, Garcia Green-Mclennon, Director, Student Financing,

Pauline Madourie, Scholarship Officer and Dr Gaunette Sinclair-Maragh, Head of School, Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Front row (L-R): Jamaica Observer Scholarship recipients Sakale Clarke and Joni-Ann McKenzie, Shanique Eldemire, Rakiya Worrell and Kalisse Kelly.

University of Technology, Jamaica

• ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

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