National Gas Company (NGC) chairman Gerry Brooks congratulated the winners of the UWI Research Awards, noting that UWI and NGC were working to "deepen the NGC/UWI partnership which will also accelerate acquisition of (both entities') strategic objectives."
He was speaking at the UWI-NGC Research Awards at UWI's Learning Resource Centre. NGC recently cemented its commitment to The University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, by presenting its outgoing principal, Professor Clement Sankat, with a cheque for TT$1.5 million at the Principal's Office on June 1.
Brooks said, "NGC has committed more than $15 million to The UWI since 1998, through our support of the Institute of Engineering; grants for BSc students in the Petroleum Geoscience programme, contributions to the University's Graduate and Research Fund, donation to the Trevor Boopsingh Endowment Fund and Sponsorship of the UWI Research Awards, Research Forum, Research Expo and Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship–we at NGC welcome the opportunity to collaborate and partner with the University."
In his address, Brooks also noted that NGC was finalising its strategic plan for 2016 to 2020. He said pillars for growth were identified, including; internationalisation of NGC's business, pursuit of new significant opportunities in the energy value chain and organisational transformation predicated on capacity-building, and cultural realignment.
A release said the NGC chairman reiterated NGC's firm faith in the university, by telling the audience that NGC was keen to engage with UWI in dialogue, surrounding the pursuit of other future potential areas that would redound to the benefit of both parties; especially in areas of studies relative to solar and wind farms, innovation of small-scale domestic applications for harvesting renewable power as a fixture in our energy landscape, entrepreneurial intent and innovative strategies to help bring marginal gas fields' supplies on stream, among others.
The NGC Group chairman reiterated the company's commitment to be actively involved in the process of realising "our shared expectations and vision, that of developing T&T for future generations."