The St Mary’s College Past Students’ Union hosted the second installment of its Rethink University dubbed “Novel Places” on August 3rd 2021.

Rethink University is a series of virtual sessions targeting forms 4 through 6 and their parents and inviting them to explore more, reach further and to not just settle for what they may have in front of them. There are students in business, science or social science subject paths who may be interested in careers that require a very different university path.

The first session successfully held with >100 students and parents participating to show students that there are ways of achieving their goals despite what “track” they’re currently on and to think big! That session included rich discussion with a diverse panel of alumni locally and abroad as well as a robust Q&A that engaged the students in attendance.

Novel Places saw a similar turn out and engagement. This session featured alumni and a guest who would have studied in places like France, Singapore, Germany and Holland sharing their experiences from application to graduation. Included in this session were representatives from the German Embassy and EU Erasmus. Also taking the time to share opportunities and possibilities with the students and parents was the Indian High Commissioner, H.E. Arun Kumar Sahu.

The St Mary’s College Past Students’ Union would like to thank all who have participated and shared in this series so far. If you missed the session, please note the video is on our YouTube channel.

Look out for the 3rd and 4th instalment of the Rethink University sessions on

3- Novel Framing- how to position yourself for entry to top-tier universities
4- Novel Financing- innovative ways to fund your education

The St Mary’s College Past Students’ Union would like to encourage you to get as much
information about vaccination as the nation is currently undergoing a public mass
vaccination drive.

To this end, we share with you this podcast presented by the Health, Safety and
Environment Team under the auspiciousness of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of
Spain:

“Why get vaccinated against Covid-19?”
presented by
Dr. Michele A Monteil,
B.Sc., MB.BS., M.Sc., Ph.D., FRCPath.
Clinical Immunologist

Get the information you need to make the right decision for you, your family and for your
country.

BUSINESS SESSION
Wednesday 28th April 2021
Panelists:
Derwin Howell - Executive Director RBL
Christopher Lewis - CEO Eastern Credit Union
Ronald Poon Affat - CEO of RGA Brazil; Actuary
Ian Forbes - CEO (Ag) Angostura

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SESSION
Thursday 29th April 2021
Panelists:
Dr Andre Earle - Medical Practitioner
Tracy Hackshaw - ICT & Digital Economy Strategist
Professor Patrick Hosein
Marc Loquan

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SESSION
Friday 30th April 2021
Panelists:
Jules Sobion - Commander-in-Chief of Caesar's Army
Andre Choo Quan - Trini Jungle Juice
Marcus Braveboy - Recording Artist / Entrepreneur
Leslie 'Tigre' Fitzpatrick - Former National Footballer and Coach