Education
Applications open for Chevening Scholarships
(CNS Local Life): The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications until 6 November for UK Government scholarships to study in the UK in 2019/2020. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers full financial support for future leaders to study for any eligible master’s degree […]
Weather service interns learn forecasting
(CNS Local Life): Three students have interned at the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) this year, enabling them to gain hands-on experience in the field of forecasting. In addition to taking on interns, the service has also hosted class visits from both public and private schools.
Interns spend summer at law firm
(CNS Local Life): This summer, 18 interns were placed in Harneys’ legal, fiduciary and business support teams, where they observed the law firm’s day-to-day operations and earned practical experience. Many of the interns were returning home from university and this year the firm also welcomed a selection of mature high school students.
Credit Union awards $200k in educational grants
(CNS Local Life): A new group of students recently received funds under this year’s Cayman Islands Civil Service Association Co-operative Credit Union annual educational grant programme. A total of about $200,000 was presented to 166 students chosen out of 209 applicants. The grants come in various amounts.
Event connects students with job opportunities
(CNS Local Life): A recent networking event offered students and recent graduates an opportunity to meet with potential employers at Cayman Enterprise City (CEC). The young people had all applied to CEC’s Enterprise Cayman “Summer in the City” internship programme. At the event, held 2 August at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, job […]
Scholarship recipient to study web design
(CNS Local Life): A new recruitment company has launched an annual Love Your Future Scholarship aimed at students who exhibit passion about their career and a desire to undertake further education or training. Nova has named Caymanian Tynisha Ebanks the first recipient of its $3,000 scholarship. Ebanks is looking to develop her career in web […]
Grant recipient wants to study medicine
(CNS Local Life): Island Heritage Insurance has awarded its 2018 educational grant to Taneil Lee, a senior at the University of South Florida, who is pursuing a bachelor of science in public health. Upon completion of her degree, Lee plans to return to Cayman to gain work experience while preparing for medical school in the […]
Law firm announces scholarship recipients
(CNS Local Life): Offshore law firm Mourant, has named David Ramsaran and Gabrielle Myers recipients of this year’s Chantal Whittaker Memorial Scholarship. The scheme is open to Caymanian students who are looking to embark on a career in the legal field. Both young people, who are interns at Mourant, are studying in the UK.
Firm sets up programme for accounting students
(CNS Local Life): Accounting firm Grant Thornton has launched a graduate programme for the company’s audit, tax and advisory practice in the Cayman Islands. The programme is aimed at attracting young Caymanian students looking to develop their careers in the accounting industry, providing a flexible working programme while they study for a relevant degree, as […]
Deadline nears for law school courses
(CNS Local Life): The deadline is approaching to apply to two postgraduate programmes in international finance at Truman Bodden Law School (TBLS). Students have until 31 August to submit applications for the LLM in International Finance: Law and Regulation and the postgraduate diploma in International Finance: Law and Regulation, both of which start in September.
Cayman Connection UK marks five years
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Connection UK (CCUK), a network for groups and individuals associated with the Cayman Islands who now live, work or play in the UK, celebrated its fifth anniversary this month with a gathering at the Sound South Community Centre. Among those attending the 18 July event were members of the Walters family from […]
Second cohort graduate from sign language course
(CNS Local Life): Nine students have completed an American Sign Language (ASL) course facilitated by the Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS). The graduates of this year’s Intermediate ASL Level 1 programme included staff from the Ministry of Community Affairs and the Ministry of Education, teachers, teacher’s aide and nine-year-old Red Bay Primary School […]
EY names 2018 scholarship recipient
(CNS Local Life): EY Cayman has awarded Selena Ross its 2018 scholarship, which will be used to fund her current attendance at the University of Surrey in London as she pursues her undergraduate studies in accounting and finance and, upon graduation next year, her master’s degree.
Mentoring Cayman benefits another group of students
(CNS Local Life): As Mentoring Cayman concluded its 15th year, 43 students from public and private schools recently completed the youth empowerment and development programme. Jointly launched by the Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Youth in 2002, the initiative has assisted more than 1,400 mentors and students in establishing trusting relationships.
Students get inspired over the summer
(CNS Local Life): A group of 20 Caymanian students, the first wave of Dart’s 2018 Minds Inspired summer Work-X, has started work experience, in such fields as finance, marketing, business innovations, human resources and IT. Through this programme, the students are able to contribute to active projects, designed to meet real business objectives.
Registration open for UCCI STEM camp
(CNS Local Life): The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) will be holding its STEM Summer Camp from 20-24 August, which is the first and only one of its kind in the Cayman Islands. The aim of the camp is to combine science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects in a fun and interactive […]
Trinity names Cayman student head prefect
(CNS Local Life): Trinity College School (TCS) of Ontario has selected Cayman Islands resident Zororo Mutomba as incoming head prefect for the 2018-2019 academic year. In 2015, she was granted a merit-based full scholarship to attend TCS. The head prefect is the most prestigious student leadership position at the school, said TCS, with one male […]
Zak Quappe scholarship lifts flight club
(CNS Local Life): The Zak Quappe Flight Scholarship (ZQFS) has made a donation to the Cayman Airways Flight Club (Clifton Hunter High School chapter) to help send a member to the Florida Institute of Technology’s week-long flight camp this summer. The $1,200 donation is one of many contributions from business sponsors for this year’s camp […]
