Philipsburg:--- The funding for the language lab that is now installed at the University of Saint Martin has been approved. The signing took place on Wednesday at the Government Administration Building, present to witness the signing was Director of USM were Josianne Fleming Artsen and its Dean Joyce Watson.
The funding signed off by representative of USONA Bart Pasman and Commissioner of Education William Marlin. Marlin said the funding is part of the Social Economic Initiative(SEI ) funds.
Marlin said the project was submitted to USONA in August and it has been approved to the tune of Naf. 300.000.00.
The monies he said will be used to execute the project “USM Regional Language Lab.” The project Marlin said would not only benefit St. Martin but the entire region, which would catapult the USM economic activity. Students would now be able to take courses in English, Dutch, Spanish, French, and Papiamento. One of the main reason USM has launched this program is to cater to the island’s needs as a tourism destination. This program is also geared at broadening portfolios of the economic activities, which would also assist in diversifying the economic activity in other sectors.