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The University of the West Indies

at St. Augustine, Trinidad

The Business Development Office

The Business Development Office of the St. Augustine Campus was established to help meet the needs of industry and the wider society as the national economy undergoes radical transformation in the coming decades. It will work to secure an explicit investment by the private sector and other important stakeholders in the core competence of the University and will serve as the focal point for sourcing and developing activities that will generate income for the St. Augustine Campus. It will establish a network of contacts with multilateral funding organisations, international foundations, research institutes, multinational corporations and internationally eminent universities.

Services

The Business Development Office provides the following services:

Collaborating with the private sector and other stakeholders to identify their needs that may be addressed by UWI, locating required expertise, making introductions where necessary

  • Providing information that will help the private sector and other stakeholders create and develop broader relationships across UWI
  • Maintaining and strengthening those relationships through reviews, organizing meetings and drawing the attention of stakeholders to new opportunities

Within the University, the Business Development Office offers the following services:

  • Working with Faculties, Departments, Units and Centres to draw up plans for their relationships with the private sector and other stakeholders
  • Supplying information about businesses and other stakeholders to facilitate the creation and maintenance of relationships
  • Improving the capability for grantsmanship in the Faculties through information, education, training and development

Contact

Director
Dr. David Rampersad
Business Development Office
University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad & Tobago
Telephone: (868) 645-2500
Facsimile: (868) 645-2506
E-mail: development@admin.uwi.tt