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A Timeless Tradition Returns : UWI St. Augustine hosts 2022 Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony

For Release Upon Receipt - September 13, 2022

St. Augustine


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Flashback – Students of The UWI St. Augustine Campus participate in the 2012 Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Tuesday, September 13, 2022 – The past few weeks have seen the return of face-to-face classes and a packed schedule of orientation activities and events at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus. On Thursday, September 15, 2022 the Campus will host its 2022 Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony for first-year students. This year's ceremony will take place on the JFK Quadrangle from 5 p.m.

The Matriculation Ceremony, which is open to all first-year students, is a decades-long tradition where new students sign the University register, recite the academic vow, and are recognised as members of the academic community of The University of the West Indies. Academic staff of The UWI are expected to participate in the academic procession.

Invitees are asked to be guided by the following traffic and parking arrangements. In an effort to avoid the normal, daily vehicular traffic congestion at the South Gate after 3:00pm, guests are encouraged to utilize the Heart Ease, Daaga, and Administration Gates, to access the campus for parking. Vehicles may also access the campus via the South Gate to drop-off persons at the JFK Undercroft. 

Persons are kindly advised not to visit the campus if not essential. Vehicles will be screened on entry at the gates and persons will be directed to the respective carparks. The following parking areas will be available for anyone accessing the campus for the Matriculation and Welcome Day Ceremony. 

  • Heart Ease Car Park        
  • Carmody Road Car Park 
  • TGR North Car Park      

The Campus will also provide Shuttle service transportation between the hours of 3:00pm to 8:00pm, to convey persons to and from the TGR North, Heart Ease and Carmody Road Car parks and the Matriculation venue.

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About The University of the West Indies 

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. 

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). In the latest World University Rankings 2022, released in September 2021, The UWI moved up an impressive 94 places from last year. In the current global field of some 30,000 universities and elite research institutes, The UWI stands among the top 1.5%. 

The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean, it is also in the top 20 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the leading 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. 

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