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Earlier this month we told you about the launch of UB’s first Master’s program. Well, the faculty of Science and Technology will also get a major boost in their department â€" not another master program but a Center of Engineering. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between India and Belize to establish this center called the “IBCE.â€￾

Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington signed for Belize, while the High Commission of the Republic of India to Belize Muktesh K. Pardeshi signed for the and Government of the Republic of India.

In a release it states “ The signing was done in an effort to enhance the potential for cooperation between the two countries in the field of technical education and skill development.â€￾

The main aim is to enhance the existing workshops and trainings offered by the department at UB. India and Belize have enjoyed 30 years of friendly relations.