Five Jamaicans awarded scholarships to Europe

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five Jamaicans have been awarded scholarships under the European Union’s Erasmus Mundus programme for 2014. The recipients were yesterday honoured at a farewell reception held at the Jamaica Pegasus.

The list includes four graduates who will pursue advanced degrees, including one doctoral student who was previously awarded a scholarship under the same programme to pursue her master’s study.

The fifth recipient is an administrative staff member from the University of the West Indies who will participate in a staff exchange programme which helps to facilitate the development of services offered at the participating institution.

The recipients and their area of interest are listed below.

1. Terica Racquel Sinclair, Doctorate in Membrane Engineering, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

2. Renee English, Master in Membrane Engineering, Université Montpellier 2 Sciences et Techniques, France,

3. Anthony Hugh Jaganaught, Master of Science in International Cooperation and Urban Development, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany.

4. Kenique Ivery, Master in Finance at Universidade do Porto, Portugal.

5. Javion Hall selected to undertake an administrative staff mobility period in the Academic Services of the Università degli studi di Cagliari. The period of exchange is one month.