The UWI Goes from Open to Global
The University Council of The University of the West Indies has approved the decision that the Open Campus will be rebranded as the Global Campus.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, “the tremendous legacy of the Open Campus and the role it has for the future can only be secured in the context of fundamental restructuring and reengineering.”
Within that context, one major initiative to emerge from the new Global Campus, is a for-profit entrepreneurial income-generating Business School which will be named the International School for Development Justice (ISDJ). Centred within the parameters of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it will specifically offer a new product line – SDG focused, postgraduate academic programmes delivered in an online format which leverages the excellence and expertise of the traditional Open Campus.
The rebranded Global Campus simultaneously seeks to improve and extend the operations of the legacy Open Campus throughout the Caribbean Region. Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr. Francis O. Severin, describes the rebranding as a demonstration of the University’s faith in the asynchronous online delivery experience and expertise of the Open Campus, and how that will enable The UWI Global. “It depicts that we are part of a bigger movement that will lead the way into the global sphere. The Open Campus is optimally placed with the technology and experience spheres to shepherd The UWI and the Region safely and efficiently into the digital global space and the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” said Dr. Severin.
This evolution is embraced as the University marks its 75th Anniversary and celebrates its enduring legacy of service to the Caribbean community. From the Extra-Mural Department in 1948 evolved the School of Continuing Studies (SCS), and the further expansion of distance education services through UWIDITE and UWIDEC, to The UWI Open Campus, which was formally launched as part of the University’s 60th anniversary milestone in 2008.
Commenting on the evolution, Vice-Chancellor Beckles said “This evolution to the Global Campus is both a strategic move and the next natural step in our already successful global strategy. We anticipate that the Global Campus will be a major pillar in the Revenue Revolution phase of our Triple A Strategy as through aggressive entrepreneurial activity it takes our excellent programme offerings online to the regional and global academic markets. This is not the first time in our 75-year legacy that we have had to evolve. We will go at it as One UWI, with our signature resolve and I have no doubt that our Global Campus will only expand our reputation as a world-class University rooted in the Caribbean.”
View this video message from Vice-Chancellor Beckles signaling the official launch of The UWI Global Campus: https://youtu.be/e8jpKj3eHTA
For more information on the Global Campus visit www.open.uwi.edu .
About The University of the West Indies
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 for the past 75 years.
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: Monain Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islandsin Antigua and Barbuda and its Global Campus, and global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe…
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We are pleased to announce the start of Quiz #4 where you are challenged to ‘Fill In the Missing Word’
The UWI 75th Anniversary Cross-Campus Mini Quizzes Competition
Attention all UWI students, staff, and alumni!
Welcome to QUIZ #4! FILL IN THE MISSING WORD
You are invited to participate in Quiz #4 of The UWI 75th Anniversary Cross-Campus Mini Quizzes
Competition where enhanced awareness of The UWI’s history and accomplishments is promoted
and connectedness fostered through sharing and fun.
Who can participate?
All students, staff, and alumni of The University of the West Indies (except members of Executive
and Senior Management as well as members of The UWI 75 TH Anniversary Mini Quizzes
Competition Committee and their immediate families).
How to participate?
Competition runs from February 16 to December 21, 2023, and will consist of 11 monthly quizzes,
the final being the one (1) Grand Prize round in December.
Each month, a link will be provided to the new monthly Quiz.
Quizzes will be posted monthly and remain open for one (1) week.
Participants will be allowed one (1) hour to complete each short Quiz.
Participants will be limited to one (1) attempt to complete the Quiz per month.
Monthly prize winners will be announced in the following month.
Upon accessing the Quiz, you will be required to review the Guidelines and The UWI’s General
Data Protection Statement, and to indicate your agreement, in order to complete the Quiz.
How to win?
The top three (3) participants to answer the questions correctly, in the shortest duration, will be
awarded the 1st , 2nd and 3rd prizes.
PRIZES
Look out for the announcement of May’s Prize winners on Thursday, June 08.
There will be 33 monthly prizes, and one (1) Grand Prize to be won.
Monthly prize winners and prizes will be announced on a monthly basis.
The Grand Prize winner will be announced on December 21, 2023.
Thank you to all who participated in the past editions and special congratulations to all our winners. Quiz #4 is open from May 11 through May 17, 2023, participate today and win one of three great monthly prizes.
Click here to begin Quiz #4.
Open Campus Honour Roll
The Campus Honour Roll/List recognizes BSc undergraduate students for their outstanding academic performance in each of the regular semesters during each academic year (Semester 1 and Semester 2) but not the Third Semester (Semester 3) or Summer School. The inclusion of students' names on the Campus Honour Roll is one of the ways in which The UWI Open Campus (UWIOC) recognizes excellence. At the end of each semester the names of our students who have achieved a minimum semester Grade Point Average of 3.6 will be published on the UWIOC website. Each student will receive a personalized congratulatory letter from the Dean/Director, Academic Programming and Delivery (APAD).
The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia Site celebrates the 97 students who have been successfully placed on the Honour Roll List (Semester I, 2022/23). The Head and staff extend congratulations on your sterling academic performance.
Please see the following link for additional details [updated]: Semester I, 2022/23 - Campus Honour Roll - List of 97 students
Stay tuned to see where we fit in!
The UWI 75th Anniversary Cross-Campus Mini Quizzes Competition
Quiz 3 is Open
Dear UWI Students, Alumni and Staff,
We are pleased to announce the start of Quiz #3 where you are challenged to identify ‘Who Said That?’
Thank you to all who participated in the past editions and special congratulations to all our winners. Quiz #3 is open from April 13 through April 19, 2023, participate today and win one of three great monthly prizes.
Please see attached the information on Quiz #3.
Attention all UWI students, staff, and alumni!
It is time for QUIZ #3! WHO SAID THAT?
You are invited to participate in The UWI 75th Anniversary Cross-Campus Mini Quizzes Competition
designed to enhance awareness, amongst participants, of The UWI’s history and accomplishments
and promote connectedness through sharing and fun.
Who can participate?
All students, staff, and alumni of The University of the West Indies (except members of Executive
and Senior Management as well as members of The UWI 75TH Anniversary Mini Quizzes
Competition Committee and their immediate families).
How to participate?
Competition runs from February 16 to December 21, 2023, and will consist of 11 monthly quizzes,
the final being the one (1) Grand Prize round in December.
Each month, a link will be provided to the new monthly Quiz.
Quizzes will be posted monthly and remain open for one (1) week.
Participants will be allowed one (1) hour to complete each short Quiz.
Participants will be limited to one (1) attempt to complete the Quiz per month.
Monthly prize winners will be announced in the following month.
Upon accessing the Quiz, you will be required to review the Guidelines and The UWI’s General
Data Protection Statement, and to indicate your agreement, in order to complete the Quiz.
How to win?
The top three (3) participants to answer the questions correctly, in the shortest duration, will be
awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes.
PRIZES
Look out for the announcement of April’s Prize winners on Thursday, May 04.
There will be 33 monthly prizes, and one (1) Grand Prize to be won.
Monthly prize winners and prizes will be announced on a monthly basis.
The Grand Prize winner will be announced on December 21, 2023.
Click Here to View the Answers to Quiz #2 - ‘Did You Know’
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See email re: The UWI 75th Anniversary Cross-Campus Mini Quizzes Competition | QUIZ 3 is now OPEN to access Quiz 3!
Click here to begin Quiz #3.
75th Anniversary Celebrations - Let us all, in this year of celebration, reflect on the value that this noble institution has given to our region and the world, and recommit to supporting our UWI in delivering its mandate to advance education and create knowledge through excellence in teaching, research, innovation, public service, intellectual leadership and outreach for the development of the Caribbean. Let us keep the light ever rising from the West!
Robert Bermudez
Chancellor
Open Campus Honour Roll
The Campus Honour Roll/List recognizes BSc undergraduate students for their outstanding academic performance in each of the regular semesters during each academic year (Semester 1 and Semester 2) but not the Third Semester (Semester 3) or Summer School. The inclusion of students' names on the Campus Honour Roll is one of the ways in which The UWI Open Campus (UWIOC) recognizes excellence. At the end of each semester the names of our students who have achieved a minimum semester Grade Point Average of 3.6 will be published on the UWIOC website. Each student will receive a personalized congratulatory letter from the Dean/Director, Academic Programming and Delivery (APAD).
The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia site boasts, again, of having the highest number of students to achieve this honour at any Open Campus Site. With more than twice as many students of The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia Site making it to the list this year (i.e. 2020), Acting Head and staff extend congratulations to them, for their sterling academic performance.
Please see the following links for additional details [updated]:
Semester II, 2021/22 - Campus Honour Roll - List of 168 students
Semester I, 2021/22 - Campus Honour Roll - List of 149 students
Semester II, 2020/21 - Campus Honour Roll - List of 183 students (sort by Country Site)
Semester I, 2020/21 - Campus Honour Roll - List of 136 students (sort by Country Site)
Semester II, 2019/20 - Campus Honour Roll - List of the 119 students (sort by Country Site)
Semester I, 2019/20 - Campus Honour Roll - List of the 55 students (sort by Country Site)
Inaugural Virtual Campus Honour Roll Ceremony
Click the flyer below to apply!
Click here for a full list of programmes at The UWI Open Campus:
Click the flyer below to view the live stream on facebook, Thursday 8th December, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. [Eastern Caribbean time]
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List Graduates with 1st Class Honours and Distinctions (Semesters 1 and 2, 2021/22) who granted permission for their names to be published:
1st Class Honours/ Distinction
| Name | Degree Class |
| Ayana Alexander | 1st Class Honours |
| Sansha Alexander | 1st Class Honours |
| Hartzell Biscombe | 1st Class Honours |
| Yachalla Cazaubon | 1st Class Honours |
| Natalya Charlery | 1st Class Honours |
| Petula Clercin | 1st Class Honours |
| Kendel Cooper | 1st Class Honours |
| Kevan Daniel | 1st Class Honours |
| Velda Degaillard | 1st Class Honours |
| Menessa Felix | 1st Class Honours |
| Maradona Griffith | 1st Class Honours |
| Claude James | 1st Class Honours |
| Tori James | 1st Class Honours |
| Rocksan Jean | 1st Class Honours |
| Evanna Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Kerian Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Melissa Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Melissa Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Tukema Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Abigail Lansiquot | 1st Class Honours |
| Rita Lawrence-Lewis | Distinction |
| Kerema Lewis | 1st Class Honours |
| Julie Maximin | 1st Class Honours |
| Kina Nicholas | 1st Class Honours |
| Versha Phillip | 1st Class Honours |
| Joralee Preville | 1st Class Honours |
| Cristal Primus | Distinction |
| Raissa Sammy | 1st Class Honours |
| Sherkima Trim | 1st Class Honours |
| Kurthny Shoulette | 1st Class Honours |
| Sansha Mathurin | 1st Class Honours |
| Terrianne Stanislaus | 1st Class Honours |
| Krissy Maynard | 1st Class Honours |
| Dalia Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Sindy Antoine-Lafeuillee | 1st Class Honours |
| Valene Henry | 1st Class Honours |
| Kristal Avril | 1st Class Honours |
| Lean Daniel | 1st Class Honours |
| Martina Dominique | 1st Class Honours |
| Sasha Joseph | 1st Class Honours |
| Oneeka Baird | Distinction |
| Abegail Jean-Joseph | Distinction |
| Mantha Alexis-Donovant | Distinction |
Update: List of 1st Class Honours/ Distinction for Summer 2021/22 also included.
We engaged graduands in a fun activity on Site on 9th, 10th & 23rd September, 2022. The following sponsors assisted by providing donations towards the activity:
| Belle Portwe | Blissful Escape Spa | Dancers of Mona Lisa |
| Dee's Organics | Envisionz | Ethany Creative Designs |
| Exotic Flowers | Franzette's Box | Gift It SLU |
| Island Trekkers | Iyanola Bounty | M & C Drugstore |
| MakeUp with Ally | Massy Stores | Mr B Pest Control |
| Red Velvet Services | Renwick & Co. | Serieux's Souskai |
| Scent of God | Shan's Beauty Styles | She Naturals Caribbean |
| Simmers | Sophie's | Ti-jals Prints |
| Meme Bete Bags |
Congratulations to our graduands and thank you to the sponsors!
*Currently applicable only to students who completed programmes in Semesters 1 & 2, 2021/22. Stay tuned for info for Summer info!
Click the flyer below to access the book lists for September 2022-23:
Summer Book Exchange extended to Friday 19th & Saturday 20th August, 2022 (9:00am - 1:00pm) at the Bethel Tabernacle.
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Only school books prescribed by the Ministry of Education for the academic year 2022/23 will be accepted for exchange; for ease of reference, please click the above flyer to access the book lists for Grade K - 6 and Secondary schools. Note that school books will be exchanged for school books while other supplies are welcomed for donation.
*Exchanges are based on the contributions made by the public and a first come, first served basis.
Thank you, Mrs Betty Combie, for the kind donation of your autographed book, ROLLS BARRC!
The UWI Open Campus STAT Ambassadors will be hosting their annual STAT week from May 15-20, 2022 using the acroynm P.O.W.E.R (Promise, Opportunities, Wisdom, Empowerment, and Resilience).
As part of the Corps’ activities planned for STAT week, “FOOTPRINTS Day” will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022. The significance of this traditional activity provides the opportunity for students to give back at least US$1.00 to The University. Funds collected will go to students who are in need of financial assistance.
Contributions can be made at the Open Campus Site (Morne Fortune) or using the following link: https://uwi.edu/giving/#
List Graduates with 1st Class Honours and Distinctions who granted permission for their names to be published:
1st Class Honours/ Distinction
| Jessie Alcide | First Class Honours |
| Iva Antoine | First Class Honours |
| Maheika Auguste | First Class Honours |
| Gregoria Calixte | First Class Honours |
| Travis Deterville | First Class Honours |
| Lola Deterville-Joseph | First Class Honours |
| Lydia Edwin | First Class Honours |
| Janiah Etienne | First Class Honours |
| Chantal Herman | First Class Honours |
| Shem Jean | First Class Honours |
| Vernessa Jn Pierre | First Class Honours |
| Kerla Joseph | First Class Honours |
| Stanya Joseph | First Class Honours |
| Welsha Laurent | First Class Honours |
| Astrid Lindberg-Leonce | First Class Honours |
| Daryl Louis | First Class Honours |
| Shauna Menald | First Class Honours |
| Amelia Napoleon | First Class Honours |
| Aunia Neptune | First Class Honours |
| Nisha Paul | First Class Honours |
| Christi Renee | First Class Honours |
| Zenna Smith | First Class Honours |
| Lauryanne Soochan | First Class Honours |
| Christal Valcin | First Class Honours |
| Samara Aurelien | Distinction |
| Kiva Charles | Distinction |
| Alden Delmar | Distinction |
| Gem Descartes | Distinction |
| Marie Johannie | Distinction |
| Philippa Regis | Distinction |
In accordance with the University’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Presentation of Graduates Ceremony for The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus was held virtually on Saturday, October 16th, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
Students graduated from the Open Campus with degrees, certificates, and diplomas in a wide range of subject areas. The ceremony served as a memorable event viewed by stakeholders within the Caribbean and beyond.
CLICK HERE to view The UWI Open Campus 2021 Virtual Graduation Ceremony!
Are you a non-UWI student wanting to pursue a UWI course this Summer?
Here's your chance!
- List of Summer, 2020/2021 courses: https://docs.google.
com/spreadsheets/d/1CeKT- 1g8UTtSXUld8SRXzjwGZZtqVjOjw0S 5j0LmDqs/edit?usp=sharing - Online application steps:
- Specially Admitted (Applicable to Non-UWI students):
Step 1: Click on the flier above or https://apply.open.uwi.edu/
Step 2: Create an account and Login
Step 3: Select Open Campus Site
Step 4: Select Application Type: Application for Specially Admitted
Step 5: Select Term: Summer, 2020/2021..
Step 6: Complete and Submit application
Step 7: Submit all supporting documents to Open Campus Country Site office (if open to the public) or via email to undergraduate@open.uwi.edu.
Step 8: Check email account used in the application process regularly for the final decision on application.Keep pressing towards success this summer!
If you are registerd with another campus, you can still pursue a Summer course with OC!
- Cross Campus Registration (Applicable to current students at other UWI campuses):
Step 1: Click the flier above or https://apply.open.uwi.edu/Step 2: Create an account and loginStep 3: Select Open Campus SiteStep 4: Select Application Type: Application for Cross Campus StudentsStep 5: Select Term: Summer, 2020/2021...Step 6: Complete and Submit applicationStep 7: Check email account used in the application process regularly for the final decision on application.
START SEPTEMBER 2021
Click here to view our full list of programmes!
Click here to apply to a programme!
Application deadline for Undergraduate programmes: 16 July, 2021
Application deadline for Graduate programmes: 11 July, 2021
Class of 2020
1st Class Honours/ Distinction
| Della Alexander | 1st Class Honours |
| Catherina Alexandre | 1st Class Honours |
| Velda Cazaubon-Charles | 1st Class Honours |
| Jonathan Chalon | 1st Class Honours |
| Imran Charles | 1st Class Honours |
| Jannelle Christopher | 1st Class Honours |
| Denise Fedee | 1st Class Honours |
| Christell Felix | 1st Class Honours |
| Marlene Hippolyte | 1st Class Honours |
| Kenya James | 1st Class Honours |
| Natacha James | 1st Class Honours |
| Anika Jean | 1st Class Honours |
| Yolanda Leon | 1st Class Honours |
| Kenya Louis | 1st Class Honours |
| Darlin Modeste | 1st Class Honours |
| Janelle Norville | 1st Class Honours |
| Nailah Polius | 1st Class Honours |
| Nadine Quinlan-King | 1st Class Honours |
| Christal St Valle | 1st Class Honours |
| Samara Lee William | 1st Class Honours |
| JnBaptiste De Leon | DISTINCTION |
| Augusta Emmanuel | DISTINCTION |
| Jihan Felicien-Williams | DISTINCTION |
| Gisela Lascaris | DISTINCTION |
| Charmaine Pierre | DISTINCTION |
| Eyan St Helen | DISTINCTION |
In accordance with the University’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision was taken to postpone all Presentation of Graduate Ceremonies to January 2021. As such, the 2020 Presentation of Graduates Ceremony for The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus was held virtually on Wednesday, January 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Students graduated from the Open Campus with degrees, certificates and diplomas in a wide range of subject areas. This year, 407 students participated in the virtual Presentation of Graduates Ceremony (302 Undergraduate, 90 Masters and 15 Doctoral degrees). Of these, approximately 90 students (including 10 Distinctions in Masters and 24 First Class Honours in Undergraduate degrees) emerged from The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia Site. The first of its kind for the Open Campus, the ceremony served as a memorable event viewed by stakeholders within the Caribbean and beyond.
The official ceremony started at 5:00 p.m. EC and the general public was invited to share in the momentous occasion via live online streaming on the Open Campus’s website at www.open.uwi.edu .
Note: Graduates with 1st Class Honours and Distinctions who granted permission for their names to be published, can be found above.
Click here for details on Graduation 2020!
This arrangement will not affect the delivery of online programmes and courses which will continue as usual. Please note that every effort will be made to ensure continuity of service to our stakeholders.
For staff e-mail addresses and office cell numbers:
