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Find out how to finance your degree-UWI’s St. Augustine Campus to host Three Day Open House

For Release Upon Receipt - July 7, 2022

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Thursday 7th July 2022 – Prospective Undergraduate and Postgraduate students are invited to The St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) for a 3-day Open Day beginning on July 8 to 10, between 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. 

Principal, The UWI St. Augustine Campus, Professor Brian Copeland, promises a fascinating programme being laid on for visitors. This includes an Expo-style Faculty Booth set up in the JFK Quad; scheduled Faculty Information Sessions every 45 minutes in the JFK Lecture Theatre; and an on-site Application Centre in the JFK Auditorium with advice on how to fund studies. Faculty representatives will also be present to share information on how degree programmes can foster personal growth, enhance your professional skills and increase your chances of career advancement. 

President, Guild of Students, Kobe Sandy urged persons considering higher education to attend. “Prospects should come to not only receive career guidance but also to witness the many opportunities that are available as a student in terms of financial support, student support and most certainly to behold all of the activities and programmes that are available to make the student experience unforgettable,” he stated. 

The Open Day offers an opportunity to gain insight into the on-campus experience after being dormant for over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Visitors can look forward to a special Open Day offer from KFC, Moussies Ice Cream, sno cone from the Campus’ iconic vendor (Leroy), local cuisine from Celeste & Sons aka Tiny’s and more.

The Faculty of Food and Agriculture booth will also give visitors an opportunity to interact with rabbits and visitors can look forward to viewing aquatic and herbarium displays from the Faculty of Science and Technology. 

Covid-19 protocols will be in place. Interested persons can register via the link https://bit.ly/3AppOhW or check the Campus’ social media pages and website for further information.

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About The UWI 

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region. 

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. 

The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world. 

Ranked among the top universities in the world, by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists. In 2020, it earned ‘Triple 1st’ rankings—topping the Caribbean; and in the top in the tables for Latin America and the Caribbean, and global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the top universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action. 

For more, visit www.uwi.edu. 

(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)

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