Last Updated on May 2, 2024, 4:34 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis: Professor Justin Robinson, the Principal of the Five Islands (UWI) University of the West Indies, met with Deputy Prime Minister Dr Geoffrey Hanley to inform him of the US$3,000 annual scholarship waiver for Eastern Caribbean students.
The students who wish to enrol at the Five Islands Campus will now receive a discount of US$3,000 for the next three years. Professor Robinson also said that the current fee for most programmes at the UWI Five Islands is US$6,000 per year.
Various education-related topics were discussed in the meeting between the Professor and DY PM Hanley. The Five Islands UWI Principal also took the opportunity to promote the campus and its new fee structure as a viable higher education option for Kittitian and Nevisian students.
During the meeting, Professor Robinson also said that the campus is looking forward to expanding the range of programmes for students, including a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.
Hanley, who is also serving as a Minister for Education in the twin-island Federation is leaving no stone unturned to enhance the education facilities for the students. He found this opportunity as one of the best for the students of Eastern Caribbean.
In addition, the University of the West Indies (UWI) has launched its fifth campus at the Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda in 2019. It has its campus in other Caribbean nations as well such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Moreover, UWI has its one open campus serves the Caribbean region via online pedagogy.
The fifth campus in Antigua and Barbuda nestled in Five Islands Village, 7.5 km from the capital St John’s. The region is located in quite fishing village and is surrounded by 12 of the island’s 356 beaches.
It offers a wide range of under-graduate and graduate programmes, including Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Humanities and Education, Business and Management, and Health and Behavioural Sciences among others.
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