Eustache Placide, University College of the Cayman Islands professor of computer science and engineering, has been awarded Principal Fellowship by Advance HE.
The fellowship is the highest category under the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher education. The honour recognises sustained, strategic leadership across the institution and the wider sector, UCCI said in a press release.
“Principal Fellowship is a clear international benchmark of academic leadership. We are proud to have a growing community of Advance HE–recognised educators at UCCI, including Tamsin Deasey-Weinstein, Tracy Hargrave, and Antoinette Gayle,” said Livingston Smith, UCCI’s acting president and CEO.
He added, “Dr. Placide’s Principal Fellowship by Advance HE reinforces quality across programmes and signals to students, families, and employers that UCCI is investing in world-class standards.”
Advance HE is a UK-based professional body that champions teaching excellence, leadership and equality in higher education. Its fellowships, associate, fellow, senior fellow, and principal fellow, are awarded through rigorous peer review against the Professional Standards Framework, UCCI said in the release.
This fellowship recognition validates UCCI’s work to professionalise teaching, modernise assessment, and support staff development, while ensuring students gain the skills, confidence and adaptability demanded by Cayman’s economy, it said.