Petters
Research Institute (PRI)
is a non-profit, private, politically-neutral
institute in Belize charged with
creating an interdisciplinary center of excellence
in the application, theory, and pedagogy of
STEM fields (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics), as well as their synergistic interactions with business administration
and entrepreneurship to
induce
economic growth
promoting outreach programs to scholars and
professionals outside
science, and to the community at large, encouraging collaboration and
mutual understanding to create synergies for the betterment of
the Belizean people
PRI will pursue its mission through programs that include
advancing a
technology sector in the Belizean economy
by developing the Belizean human capital in STEM fields, and tying these fields intimately with the needs
businesses and entrepreneurs to create economic growth
bringing together world-class researchers to
generate practical findings and policy recommendations
that
ramify into the Belizean educational, technological, business, and
health sectors
partnering with primary, secondary, and tertiary
academic institutions to offer enhanced e-learning
environments and opportunities for students, educators, and the
community
developing ties with US educational institutions and businesses to promote human capital
development and cross-national job opportunities, particularly for needy underrepresented minorities
and non-minorities from economically challenged communities