Indications are that including in the five-year plan dubbed Operation Revenue Revolution 75+ , launched last Wednesday by The UWI Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hillary Beckles, is a proposal costs to students should be reduced The plan seeks to address
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UWI ‘ready to deploy’ for St Vincent’s aid
Article by April 15, 2021
Declaring it stands in full solidarity with the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the University of the West Indies said Wednesday it is ready to mobilize the full strength of its engineering, research, and humanitarian connections in response to La Soufriere volcanic eruptions.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Global Affairs and Principal of the UWI Open Campus, Dr Luz Longsworth, told an online forum to outline UWI’s response to the disaster that current and former UWI students from across the diaspora have already shown interest in donating funds and items towards the relief effort, with the university already setting up bank accounts both regionally and internationally to accept funds.
UWI Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hillary Beckles.
The University of the West Indies (UWI) is going to the bond market to raise US$60 million to finance the establishment of an offshore medical university in Trinidad and Tobago this year, as part of a range of measures to place the institution on a sound financial footing over the next five years.
The regional institution plans to transform itself into a global university providing education to 100,000 students all over the world online, UWI Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hillary Beckles disclosed on Monday.
Speaking at a virtual press conference Sir Hillary outlined a 10-point strategic plan for the financing and future operations of the institution, inclusive of increasing earnings and slashing debt.