The UWI Five Islands Campus, 23 September 2021— The University of the West Indies, Five Islands Campus welcomed the Indian High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, His Excellency, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa to its campus on Tuesday 21 September. The High Commissioner paid a courtesy visit accompanied by Honorary Consul of India in Antigua and Barbuda, Mr. Vijay Tewani.
This visit was in keeping with a pledge by the Honorary Consul Mr Tewani, who paid a formal visit to the campus in May 2021.
Principal of The UWI Five Islands Campus, Professor Densil Williams, thanked the High Commissioner for including the university in his visit and looked forward to working with him and the Government of India as well as other Indian stakeholders to build strategic partnerships.
Discussions were held between High Commissioner Srinivasa and the senior management team of the Five Islands Campus and included potential areas of collaboration between Indian institutions and The UWI as well as opportunities for expanding training and exchange programmes.
One major area of discussion was the collaboration in Information Technology as India is an ‘IT global powerhouse’. The UWI Five Islands launched its School of Science, Computing and Artificial Intelligence in August 2021 which aims to prepare the upcoming digital learners for the transformation in the job market.
The High Commissioner thanked Principal Williams and his team for hosting him and pledged his support in working to build the alliances that will help to benefit The UWI and the people of Antigua and Barbuda.
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Picture 1: Principal of The UWI Five Islands Campus Professor Densil Williams (third from right) hands over gift to Indian High Commissioner to Antigua, His Excellency, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa. Members of The UWI Five Islands senior management team and Honorary Consul, Mr Vijay Tewani look on.
Picture 2: : Principal of The UWI Five Islands Campus Professor Densil Williams (right) holds discussion with Indian High Commissioner His Excellency, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa and Honorary Consul, Mr Vijay Tewani.
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The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region.
From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands inAntigua and Barbuda and itsOpen Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.
The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world.
Ranked among the top universities in the world, by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists. In 2020, it earned ‘Triple 1st’ rankings—topping the Caribbean; and in the top in the tables for Latin America and the Caribbean, and global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old). The UWI is also featured among the top universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action.
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