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May 2010
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From the Principal: Partners in development
The St. Augustine Campus is grateful for the support of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago over its 50 years of existence and the continued investment in developing our human capital. While our Campus faces challenges, particularly with respect to issues such as security, especially on the periphery of our Campus and in the surrounding communities, physical space and support services to cater to the needs of a growing student and staff population, meeting our obligations to WIGUT and OWTU, our trade unions on the campus, and our tenancy arrangement at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex at Mt Hope, we are confident that we can come up with creative solutions with our public and private sector partners. As we move forward as a country, the roles and responsibilities of all our institutions in the higher education landscape should be clearly articulated to promote complementarities rather than duplication, especially in challenging financial times. This would allow all our institutions to provide unique opportunities to our students and meet the diverse needs of our country. We will continue to work in partnership with the public and private sectors to strengthen our institution and provide quality teaching, learning, research and graduate programmes and enhanced facilities for our students and staff. We look to the support of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the regional governments as we make strides in these important areas.
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In many ways, the success of The UWI St. Augustine Campus and the development of our country are intertwined—producing expertise and research for innovation and policy formulation, high level training for the workforce, providing advisory services on state boards and commissions as well as service to our community, creating employment opportunities for close to 2,000 staff members and nurturing a Campus community that extends well beyond the physical walls of our University. As a regional institution, The UWI’s commitment to development is manifest in its support for democratic and good governance processes. We know that our strength as a whole depends on each Campus being able to respond to national development needs, and we at UWI St. Augustine are committed to reaching out to our communities in Trinidad and in Tobago.