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September-October 2010
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Bermuda makes 16Bermuda is now the 16th country to officially join The University of the West Indies family. Bermuda’s status as an associate contributing country was approved by University Council in April 2010 and officially promulgated with the ceremonial signing of the new Statute defining the ‘Associate Contributing Country’ status for Bermuda by Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor E. Nigel Harris and Bermudan Premier Dr. the Honorable Ewart Brown. The ceremony took place on August 25, 2010 at the Premier’s official residence, Camden House, in Bermuda. Bermudan students will now–like other students of UWI contributing countries who are sponsored by their government–be eligible for a subsidy on tuition fees to study at any of The UWI’s four campuses. This will become effective for Bermudian nationals from the academic year 2011/2012. As he welcomed Bermuda into the UWI family, Vice Chancellor Harris noted that the process had been a long one, going back to the early 1990s when attempts were made to link Bermuda to the West Indies. He expressed his pleasure that at the initiative of the Government of Bermuda, the process was rekindled in 2008, culminating in the accession of Bermuda as an associate contributing country of The University of the West Indies. |
