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February/March 2011
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From the Principal: Welcome to The UWI St Augustine - South Campus
The allocation of these lands on the outskirts of San Fernando was approved in October 2010 by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to help broaden access to tertiary level education. This is a vision that we share and I thank the Government for its support. Together with the direction set in the National Budget 2010, this will be the platform for expanding the Campus into the south. This expansion is supported by a demand needs assessment study whose findings highlighted that a second Campus located in south Trinidad is essential for south-based industries and businesses. I have been steadily taking this initiative forward through the University’s approval processes and through consultations with stakeholders and am truly pleased that the UWI Strategy Committee endorsed this leap for our University to establish another location for the UWI St. Augustine Campus at Penal /Debe. One of my objectives as Campus Principal is to drive the expansion of the UWI St. Augustine Campus even further, beyond south Trinidad, and Tobago, where we already have a presence, and to make our programmes accessible to neighbouring countries via online delivery and e-learning. Extending our reach beyond our original perimeter, established some fifty years ago in St. Augustine, will be the path towards creating a knowledge-driven society and a more competitive country and region. Clement K. Sankat |
The St. Augustine Campus of The UWI celebrated an historic occasion on February 24 with a ceremony to commemorate the dedication of 100 acres of land for the establishment of The UWI St. Augustine - South Campus, Penal/Debe. The presence of the President of Trinidad & Tobago, His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, the Honourable Prime Minister, Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the Chancellor of The UWI, Sir George Alleyne and Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education, Senator the Honourable Fazal Karim, among other distinguished guests, is testament to the magnitude of this development.