The University of Belize (UB) held a Dedication Ceremony for its Faculty of Management and Social Science (FMSS) Building at its Belize City Campus on Friday, October 25th, 2019. University Leadership, Faculty, staff, administration, government officials, students, community members and family members attended this historic ceremony to celebrate the legacy of Belize’s late and former Solicitor General and Senior Crown Counsel, Gian Gandhi, who made a significant financial contribution to the University to be placed in an endowment fund. Guests included Financial Secretary – Joseph Waight, who gave a moving tribute to Mr. Gandhi, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Belize – Mr. G.A. Harrison Pilgrim and Commissioners and staff of the International Financial Services Commission.

Keynote address was given by Mr. Gandhi’s niece, Ms. Shefalika Gandhi and her two children, who noted Mr. Gandhi’s ardent and effective advocacy for education and for the role of the University of Belize in developing Belize. Therefore, this naming ceremony recognized Mr. Gandhi’s philanthropic contributions to the University as well as his years of service to Belize.