English Biography Lyonel Sanon was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He completed his primary studies (1955–1962) at the School of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, and high school (1962– 1969) at the Lycée Anténor Firmin. He studied in 1972 to 1975 at the École Normale Supérieure of Haiti’s State University in the Modern [...]
Anton Lévy describes four potential projects: With the advantage of having, not only a university with three campuses across Haiti, but also a university with associated primary and secondary schools, we would like to see our professors and our students in the school of education receive training on ICTs and OERs that can assist them [...]
Anton Lévy was born in Miami, Florida in 1977. At the age of 9, his parents moved the family back to their native Haiti. Anton lived in Haiti through high-school. These years in Haiti allowed him to become fluent in French and Haitian Creole, in addition to already being fluent in English. After [...]
Janin Jadotte of the Faculté des Sciences of the Université d’État d’Haïti describes areas of potential collaborations between MIT faculty and Haiti's Faculté des Sciences: Developing an expertise in the area of distance learning. Putting in place with MIT and others universities specialized training and reseach programs in different STEM areas—for example, in chemistry, mechanics [...]
Patrick and Marlene were asked "What projects would you like to undertake to help sustain or help initiate and develop through your participation in the symposium and through subsequent partnerships between MIT and Haitian academic institutions?" Here's their answer: We would like to: Develop new programs linked to local problems such as: Information [...]
Born in 1961 in Haiti, Jean-Marie Dulix Théodat was, from a young age, both an avid reader and an avid soccer player. Toward the end of secondary school, his parents sent him to France with his older brother. He completed secondary school and university studies in France with a doctorate in geography. He has [...]
Se konsa Jean-Marie Théodat dekri yon pwojè li ta renmen fè an kolaborasyon ak kolèg MIT: "Mwen vle kwè li ta lè li ta tan pou, nan rezo sant kiltirèl AUF (“Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie”) ak OIF ("Organisation International de la Francophonie”) genyen nan peyi a, ta gen plas tou pou dokiman ak materyèl [...]
Jean-Marie Théodat describes a potential collaborative project: "I believe it’s time that the network of cultural centers that is administered in Haiti by AUF (University Agency of “La Francophonie”) and OIF (International Organization of “La Francophonie”) make space for documents and other materials in Kreyòl. Such use of Kreyòl is mandated by the country’s constitution. [...]
Thomas Kochan, chair of the MIT faculty writes: "While the devastation in Haiti may have slipped off the front pages, colleagues at MIT continue to help our neighbors address their monumental challenges. Moreover, the Provost has asked Associate Provost Philip Khoury and me to help develop a long-term strategy for MIT initiatives in Haiti." Excerpted [...]
