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Mission Statement | Our
Vision | Information
- Working adults, professionals, and other persons who cannot
attend UWI during the regular day schedule.
- Persons with family obligations that prevent them from
taking courses during the traditional class hours.
The Evening University was given form and substance in a
proposal entitled ‘Developing a New Service: A Full-time
Evening University for the St. Augustine Campus’ prepared
in July 2002 by Mrs. Indrani Bachan-Persad, Executive Assistant
to the Campus Principal. The Evening University was launched
by the Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, Dr. Bhoendradatt
Tewarie along with the then Campus Registrar, William Iton,
and the first Evening University Coordinator, Mr. Fazal Ali,
at a media conference in time for the start of the 2004/2005
academic year. The aim, from the beginning was to target working
adults unable to attend The University of the West Indies,
St. Augustine during the course of a working day. The Campus
Principal was also concerned about employees in both the public
and private sectors playing hide and seek with their employers
in order to attend classes on campus during working hours.
The Evening University originally launched nine degree programmes
– seven undergraduate and two postgraduate: BSc degrees
in Banking and Finance, Computer Science, Government, Management
Studies, Public Sector Management, Sports Management and Economics;
the LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law; and the MSc in International
Relations. Thus, the Faculties of Social Sciences, Science
and Agriculture, and Law were in the vanguard leading the
initiative to establish The Evening University with an emphasis
on andragogy. In 2005/2006 there were 553 students enrolled
in the Evening University with the majority pursuing degrees
in the Faculty of Social Sciences. In 2006/2007 this number
will be greatly surpassed with the entrance of new students
and with returning, part-time Social Sciences students converting
their status to that of evening.
Five new programmes have since been introduced into the Evening
University – one certificate, one diploma, two BSc degrees
and one MSc degree – and this trend of the introduction
of new relevant programmes is expected to continue from year
to year as we seek to respond to your needs. Faculties/schools
that are not yet on board, are being encouraged to make their
presence felt in The Evening University.
The vision of the Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal to create
a learning community on Campus and a Learning Society in the
nation at large is becoming a reality. And with the increasing
demand for higher education opportunities throughout the region,
The University of the West Indies, as THE regional university
will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in facilitating a Learning
Society regionally in the fifteen countries that UWI serves.
The mission of the Evening University is to provide working
adults with the opportunity to learn while they earn. The
idea is to give another chance to other persons who are unable
to attend classes during the day or mature students who have
had to postpone or defer their tertiary education for personal
and family reasons. Face-to-face interaction and the use of
information technology to enhance the teaching/learning environment
positively affect the educational experience of evening students
and impact on the working student’s productivity in
the workplace. The Evening University ensures a high quality
education. Programmes are of the same quality-assured standard
as those offered to day students. Day and evening students
follow similar application and registration procedures, matriculate
and graduate together, and enjoy the same academic and support
services. Competitive capacity is strengthened in both the
private and public sectors when the working population engages
in lifelong education that the Evening University helps to
facilitate and in so doing the nation’s and the region’s
institutions are bolstered.
The Evening University will continue to offer more relevant
programmes/courses and innovative teaching/learning strategies
for the working population and adult learners by collaborating
with all Faculties on the St. Augustine Campus. With expectations
of increased student intake the educational opportunity for
greater numbers of people will be widened, enabling the Evening
University to continue contributing in significant ways to
all spheres of national and regional development.
The Evening University guarantees
the same quality of teaching as the day programmes. Courses
will be delivered by faculty who also teach in the day programmes
or who meet the requirements for teaching at The University
of the West Indies. Day and evening students will graduate
together and the degrees, diplomas and certificates will have
the same standing.
Evening University classes will be held from Mondays to Fridays from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• The Examination Regulations for First Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates shall apply to the undergraduate programmes of the Evening University.
• The Regulations for Graduate Diplomas and Degrees shall apply to the postgraduate programmes of the Evening University.
• Examinations will be scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in accordance with University Regulations.
• The Registry, Bursary, Evening University office, and the Social Sciences
faculty office are open for extended hours to serve the needs
of Evening University students.
• Student Advisory Services such as the Mature Students Forum,
etcetera, cater to the evening student adapting to university
life.
• Full library services, the Student Activity Centre, restaurant
and sporting facilities are available.
• Shuttle and security escort services are in effect and
can be utilized by Evening University students.
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