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Excitement, Exploration, and Engagement as UWI Open Day 2024 launches

For Release Upon Receipt - April 13, 2024

St. Augustine


 

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus has officially launched The UWI Open Days 2024, commencing on Saturday, April 13, and continuing tomorrow, Sunday, April 14, from 10 am to 4 pm at the JFK Quadrangle.

We're pleased to share snapshots from the first day of this much anticipated event. Explore the fun-filled moments, insightful conversations, and experiences that made Day 1 unforgettable at The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus.

Participants were able to learn about the various programmes offered by the eight faculties of The UWI St. Augustine Campus:

1.       Faculty of Engineering

2.       Faculty of Food and Agriculture

3.       Faculty of Humanities and Education

4.       Faculty of Law

5.       Faculty of Medical Sciences

6.       Faculty of Science and Technology

7.       Faculty of Social Sciences

8.       Faculty of Sport

Bring your family and friends on Sunday 14th April 2024 as we continue The UWI Open Days 2024.  Join us and discover the endless possibilities that await you at The UWI St. Augustine Campus. For more information, please visit https://sta.uwi.edu/opendays/

 Free activities include:

·         Blood pressure screenings

·         BMI calculations

·         Interactive CPR demonstrations

·         Oral hygiene demonstrations

·         Hoops challenge

·         Spin bikes

·         Hoola hoop challenge

·         Petting zoo

·         Photo booths

 

Participants have fun whilst exploring The UWI St. Augustine Campus at The UWI Open Days 2024

 

Members of The UWI St. Augustine Spirit Team cheer on prospective students at The UWI Open Days 2024

 

A participant interacts with a bunny at The Faculty of Food and Agriculture booth at The UWI Open Days 2024

 

Dean of The Faculty of Medical Sciences Professor Hariharan Seetharaman and team show Entertainer Jerome “Rome” Precilla how to make a sports balm at The UWI Open Days 2024

 

Participants get hands on experience at The Faculty of Food Agriculture exhibit

 

Attendees engage with the The UWI School of Dentistry team

 

A young participant takes part in an activity at UWI Open Days 2024

 

Hydroponics display at The Faculty of Food and Agriculture booth

 

Student Champions and Volunteers at The UWI Open Days 2024

 

Mom and daughter share a light moment at The UWI Open Days 2024

 

 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 center of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for over 75 years.

 From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with nearly 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 Global Campus, and global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

 The UWI offers over 1000 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 the wider world.

 The UWI has been consistently ranked among the best in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). Since The UWI’s 2018 debut in THE’s rankings, it has performed well in multiple schemes—among them including World University Rankings, Golden Age University Rankings (between 50 and 80 years old), Latin America Rankings, and the 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 Well-being; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

 Learn more at www.uwi.edu    

 

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