Students from the University of Toronto are spending three weeks in Antigua as part of a Caribbean-hosted Summer Abroad Program, marking the first time the initiative has taken place in the region. According to Antigua News Room, the program is being facilitated through a new partnership between the University of Toronto and The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus.
The course, titled Rethinking Crime, Law and Power in the Caribbean, offers students an immersive examination of the region's legal, social and cultural landscape. Teaching methods include lectures, panel discussions and a series of educational field visits.
Lecturer Harold Lovell played a key role in establishing the collaboration, connecting the University of Toronto's Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies with UWI Five Islands. Lovell also delivered three lectures to the visiting students, describing the experience as an honour and expressing confidence that the Caribbean-based program will leave a lasting impact.
As part of their studies, students are visiting a range of institutions and cultural sites across Antigua and Barbuda, including Parliament, the High Court, His Majesty's Prison, the Dennis Bowers Rehabilitation Centre, Betty's Hope, Barbuda, Ras Freeman and the Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra.
The program represents a significant milestone for UWI Five Islands, positioning the campus as a destination for international academic exchange and cross-cultural learning in the Caribbean.
