SUNDAY 3RD AUGUST, 2014 – UWI TODAY
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ENERGY
OU CAMPUS
Every institution wants to be accredited.
And
for a student-centric institution, committed to
continuous growth and development, it goes
without saying that when the Accreditation
Council of T&T (ACTT) visitedThe UWI in 2012
to examine institutional effectiveness, anticipation
was high. The ACTT granted UWI 5 years to
make improvements in specific areas. On July 27,
the Institutional Effectiveness Programme of the
Office of the Campus Principal, headed by Dr.
EduardoAli, hosted the handover ceremony of the
report on a focused site visit that was conducted
at the Campus on April 10 this year. The report
was part of ACTT’smid-term review, conducted
to ensure that we are forging ahead, continuing to
perform at high standards and do the work that
we set out to do. The Evaluation Team referred to
us as a “high quality institution,” noting that we
continue to secure significant capital investment
despite the impact of the global economic crisis;
that despite difficulties in recruitment, we possess
a high calibre of teaching and research staff at all
levels; and the team was particularly encouraged
by the general acceptance of the positive role
played by quality assurance on the Campus:
they observed steady growth in the acceptance
of a culture of active engagement with quality
assurance activities.
UWI St. Augustine recognised as a
“high quality institution”
by the ACTT
Professor
Sharma
gets award
UWI Professor Chandrabhan Sharma
, Deputy
Dean in the Faculty of Engineering has been
hailed for his contributions to the improvement
of education by the Educational Activities
Board of the The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In recognition
of his “leadership in the establishment of the
CaribbeanAccreditationCouncil for Engineering
and Technology (CACET) in 15 countries in
Region 9,” he has been awarded the 2014 IEEE
Educational Activities Meritorious Achievement
Award in Accreditation Activities.
The award ceremony will take place in New
Jersey, USA in November 2014.
The Evaluation Team referred to us as a
“high quality institution,” noting that we continue
to secure significant capital investment despite the
impact of the global economic crisis
(L-R) Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal
Professor Clement Sankat receives the report of the
mid-term review from ACTT Executive Director,
Michael Bradshaw.
