Education and Training

• Belizean and Central American Students:These students would be seeking associate degrees or certificate programs in order to obtain higher paying jobs without acquiring a 4 year college degree.
• Executive Training for Executives of Fortune 500 companies: Executives of companies seeking executive retreats during which they can relax in a tropical environment, but be only 2 hours from Houston or Miami. Executive seminars on the latest in business, management, technology, and science would be offered. They would also be connected to their companies by wireless connection throughout the facility.
• IC2 Institute at UT Austin: The IC2 Institute is interested in having an institution in Belize in order to serve a Latin American as well as global market for executive education, training courses, and perhaps a master’s program. A partnership with ITESM would make it possible to have a broader student base and access to professors.
• Universities with Distant Learning Initiatives:The facility would be open not only to IC2, but to other top tier universities looking to expand their distance learning initiatives in Central America.
• International students: Students from countries around the world, who find that acquiring a student visa from the US to be more difficult, would be able to come to Belize and study Science and Technology Commercialization as a full course or vignettes of the course at the IC2 Institute Belize Campus. In 2002 there were 646,000 foreign student admissions into the US, compared to 699,000 in 2001 due to increased security policies in the US. Students coming from South America or Central America would not have to travel far from home in order to receive a US education at a lower cost of living. These students could possibly also do field studies on Belize such as Mayan history studies, archaeology studies on Mayan ruins, ecological studies, etc. A partnership with ITESM such as a study abroad program for students to do hands on studies on Belize.

Science and Technology

• The potential for being THE technology and commercialization Center for the entire Central American, South American and Caribbean region is possible within 5 years.
• Drug Companies and pharmaceutical research is a very lucrative business and our facility will be ideal for tropical studies.
• India, China and Russia can easily send over workers with no visa restrictions to work in Belize and therefore be physically closer to their North American clients – for outsourcing R&D projects.
• Renewable energy companies are becoming a viable economic force and we can accommodate these types of companies with the natural resources needed for product development and potentially could be early consumers for BELIZEA's Energy needs.
• Increasing interest taking regional companies into North American and European markets.

Health and Medical

• Emergency Medical Clinic
• Plastic Surgery Arts Center
• Health & Wellness Center with Athletic Facilities
• Medical Clinic with decompression chamber
• World class holistic healing spa

Archaeology/History

• Belize has a rich cultural treasure in its historical/ archeological reminiscences.
• BEST intends to involve UT in archaeological projects to learn more about the great Mayan culture and influence.

Aquaculture

• Tropical climate allows for year round production.
• Wide range environment exists for different types of culture methods and types including. Shrimps, Australian Red Claw Lobster, Tilapia and Red Drum.
• Local awareness of the value of aquaculture as it pertains to the sustainability of natural fishery.
• Export earning from aquaculture are currently about $50 million.

Clean Energy & Water

• Environmental issues including clean energy are of high importance for ensuring the Belize social and economical realities.
• IC2’s relation with clean energy incubator is a natural link to both academia and to the industry.
• The issues of safe water could be research at BEST.

Botany

• Las Cuevas Research Station, located in Belize, is a joint initiative between the Government of Belize and the Natural History Museum, London.
• The Mission of Las Cuevas"To investigate, document and make known the diversity of Mayan forest habitats, particularly in the context of Mesoamerican biodiversity, and to contribute to their conservation and sustainable use."
• Possible partnership between BEST and  Las Cuevas in order to have a more extensive use of the property and possibilities for joint research projects.

Human and Economic Development Funds

• BEST intends to seek alliances with international and national human and economic development funds to build the described programs for Belizean people.

• Examples: World Bank, United Nations, International Development Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank.

Linkages between BEST Park and Belizean people
Direct involvement of the population of Belize in building up research facilities, studies, scholarships and grants.

• Faculty and students at University of Belize can be invited to teaching/ training/ conducting research at BEST.
• Training programs for entry levels to be incorporated as necessary.
• Venture capital, seed fund and other sources of financing for new Belizean businesses to be incubated in the BEST Park.
• Linkages between existing human development initiatives in Belize.