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Orientation 2018 a big success

Students ensured they were in the ‘know’ about the university life from “admission to graduation” ahead of the start of the classes this year. Director of the Office of Student Services, Dale Lynch, said that orientation events, namely the orientation days and orientation fair, were well attended. “Each orientation day had over 800 participants . . . Based on the...
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Research a Critical Component of Caribbean Development, says Principal Barriteau

Sound, Caribbean-centred research – much like that produced out of The University of the West Indies – is an indispensable and invaluable component of the region’s social and economic growth. Principal and Pro-Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus, Professor V. Eudine Barriteau, underscored this point during her remarks at the Postgr...
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The Policy of the Barbados Government on the Funding of Tuition at The UWI, Cave Hill Campus

The following are excerpts from the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training re the revised policy on the funding of tuition fees: Students who obtained a Bachelor’s degree with First Class or Upper Second Class Honours would be eligible for automatic sponsorship of their Tuition Fees on enrolment in a second undergraduate degree programme.
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Cave Hill Students off to Suzhou

To Suzhou we go! (From left, front row): O'Shara Mason, Asharia Nurse, Romario Renee, Tessa John and Nicholas Jordan, with classmates (from left, back row): Andrew Lewis, Khalil Greene and Jamar Griffith. Later this month, nine students from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill will continue their studies in Software Engineering at the Suzhou Global Inst...
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SPISE: Cultivating Caribbean STEM

The best and brightest young minds in Caribbean Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) convened at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus recently, during the seventh annual Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) 2018 summer programme. SPISE is an initiative of the Caribbean Science Foundation, which is headquartered in the CARICOM Researc...
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Management Studies Student Receives Scholarship

From left: Scholarship winner Sherry-Ann Virginie receives scholarship cheque from Derrice Deane, fundraising co-chair of the Barbados Association of Washington DC Area, Inc. (BAWDC Inc.) and Lynette Siewe, vice president of BAWDC Inc. Representing The UWI are Dr. Wendy Grenade (second right), head of department of Government, Sociology and Social Work and Pa...
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17 to receive UWI honorary degrees at 2018 Graduation Ceremonies

Seventeen influencers who have made outstanding contributions regionally and internationally within their respective fields will be awarded honorary degrees by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) this year. As is tradition, the honorary graduands represent a cross-section of eminent persons in the arts, sciences and other fields of intellectual endeavour. Their degrees which have been a...
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The Livity Project Officially Launched

The LIVITY Project was officially launched on Tuesday, May 28, 2018 at The Hilton Barbados. The initiative aims to strengthen Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) capacity in Barbados and the OECS. It is being led by The Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit in collaboration with the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) and the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity...
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Cave Hill Launches Centre for Biosecurity Studies

Cave Hill Campus Launches Centre for Biosecurity The UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. 10 August 2018.A Centre aimed at safeguarding the Caribbean against deliberate or unintentional threats to its biodiversity and ecosystem has been established at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus. UWI Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Eudine Barriteau announced that the Centre ...
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Cave Hill Campus makes SMART move

Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I. Friday, July 20th, 2018—Top level Government officials have been given deeper insight into the strategic operations of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus as key stakeholders of the institution. During a recent inter-ministerial breakfast consultation, Principal and Pro Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Cave Hill campus Professor Eudine Barriteau, out...
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NOTICE FOR BARBADIAN STUDENTS - PAYMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE TUITION FEES

PAYMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE TUITION FEES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS Barbadian applicants and prospective applicants to The UWI are asked to note that the Government of Barbados, in the Budget Speech of June 11, 2018 indicated as follows: “We will abolish undergraduate tuition fees for those attending the University of the West Indies with effect from the next semester. In return we w...
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Islands impacted by Hurricanes receive funds raised by Rally Round the West Indies T20 Cricket Match

On June 1, 2018, during a small ceremony in Barbados, Government representatives of islands impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 received proceeds of funds raised at last year’s T20 Benefit Cricket Match hosted by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in collaboration with Sagicor and Flow Sports. Members of the Governments of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British V...
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Professor Dale Webber officially appointed to serve as next Principal of The UWI Mona Campus

The UWI Vice-Chancellery, Jamaica, W.I. Friday, May 11, 2018—Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Graduate Studies and Research at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been appointed Campus Principal of the Mona Campus in Jamaica. Pursuant to Statute 10, the appointment was approved by Chancellor Robert Bermudez, on behalf of the University Council, following a recommend...
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UWI Students Discuss Climate Change with Regional Experts

UWI students discuss climate change with regional experts Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. April 25, 2018—On April 12, 2018, The UWI Vice-Chancellor's Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) Ambassador Corps hosted a Climate Change Forum themed, The Eye of the Storm: The Implications of the Paris Agreement/Climate Change and the “Right to Life” for Caribbean Youth. The fo...
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The Association of Caribbean Historians Annual Conference - Continuity Change and Challenge

The Association of Caribbean Historians (ACH) is commemorating its 50th Conference this year, and just over 100 historians are expected to gather at the Cave Hill Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Barbados for the its Annual Conference from June 10 to June 15, 2018. The conference, which is being held under the theme: “ACH @ 50: Continuity, Change and Challenge” ...
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