On Tuesday July 15, 2014, a formal ceremony saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UWI School of Business and Applied Studies Limited (trading as ROYTEC), and the International American University (IAU). The signing took place at the Office of the Campus Principal, at The UWI, St. Augustine.

This MOU will allow the institutions to collaborate to offer a range of programmes including the Associate and Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy; the Pharmacy Technician Certificate, the Emergency Medical Technician Diploma; the Hospitality Certificate; the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and the 4-Year MD, among others.

It also relates to several general areas for collaboration between these two bodies, including relevant research programmes; collaborative research in mutually agreed areas; as well as undergraduate and graduate internships in various disciplines.

Campus Registrar and Secretary to the Board of Directors of UWI School of Business and Applied Studies Limited,Mr. Richard Saunders, gave opening remarks, followed by welcome remarks by Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal and Chairman of the Board of Directors of UWI School of Business and Applied Studies Limited, Professor Clement Sankat. President of the IAU, Mr. K. G. Manmadhan Nair then delivered his remarks, after which the Memorandum of Understanding was signed. Campus Registrar and Secretary to the Board of Directors of UWI School of Business and Applied Studies Limited, Mr. Stephen Sheppard, gave the vote of thanks.

Professor Samuel Ramsewak, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mr. Errol Simms, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, as well as members of Campus Executive Management, were also present.