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Get Ready to ReLive at UWI Fete 2023

For Release Upon Receipt - September 30, 2022

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Friday September 30, 2022 – “We cannot, must not, deny any of our bright and best the opportunity to learn, to grow, and to achieve. This country and this region need them far too much,” said Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine at the launch of The UWI Fete for a Cause 2023.

The much-anticipated fete was officially launched last Friday September 23rd, 2022 at the Office of the Campus Principal in St. Augustine, ushering in the physical return of this iconic event to Campus grounds. According to Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, the main aim is to support educational development: “It is our duty to ensure that everyone in our Region has full access to tertiary level education, should they so desire”.

Chair of The UWI Development and Endowment Fund (UWIDEV), Dr. Sterling Frost ORTT, explained that the event helps provide “scholarships which promote academic excellence, alleviating financial hardships of deserving students, and facilitating student interchange between Campuses of The UWI, while funding research in selected areas, providing endowment for chairs and lectureship in different disciples and funding capital projects”.

Launched in 1989, UWIDEF has been an exceptional representation The UWI’s commitment to students and community. Its primary purpose is to establish and manage a Development and Endowment Fund to enable the University to honour its academic responsibilities by better providing for its stakeholders. Up to 20% of the scholarships are awarded to regional students. “Currently, the Fund distributes over one million dollars annually to eligible students from all Faculties,” said Dr. Frost. 

Dr. Deirdre Charles, Director of the Division of Student Services and Development and Chair of the UWIDEF Fete Committee, made the point that “once we are able to understand that we are a part of the communities that benefit and thrive from educational development, and empowerment of our youths, then we will understand the true purpose of this event”. She promised gourmet dishes and premium drinks crafted by top chefs and mixologists from across the nation as well as the melodious sounds of the Carnival’s best entertainers! In that regard, Freetown Collective gave guests a sampling of the music to come in just four months.

“ReLive”, the theme of the all- Inclusive UWI Fete 2023: ReLive, was unveiled along with UWIDEF’s new logo. It celebrates the intentionality of life and living while inviting persons to allow freedom to reign while abandoning the fears and frustrations of the past. It will be staged on Sunday January 22, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To reserve tickets, contact 662-2002 ext. 82326 or email at uwide@sta.uwi.edu.

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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. 

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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