The UWI Open Campus at a Glance
The UWI Open Campus was launched in 2008 as the online campus of The UWI, with the same rigour and high educational standards that The University of the West Indies is known for regionally and internationally. Over the years, the Campus has developed a unique approach in the Caribbean region to enhancing the student experience in innovative continuing and professional education, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes through blended, online and face-to-face learning modalities. The Campus currently has over 42 locations in the region, serving 17 countries in the English-speaking Caribbean.
At the Open Campus, there is a strong emphasis on locating issues within a Caribbean context and devising programmes that address national and regional challenges, making The UWI Open Campus the ideal educational institution for the region. We offer a three-tiered registration structure to suit particular needs and educational backgrounds. The system allows our students to move and transfer within the entire University system to reach the required standard.
Our Guiding Principles
The campus’ guiding principles are based on the idea that the high-quality university education, research and services available at our institution should be open and available to all people who wish to reach their full potential, inside and outside of the Caribbean region.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Excellence
Gender Justice
Diversity
Student Centredness
Fully Accredited
All our convenient and high-quality continuing and professional education, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and courses have been designed in direct response to meet the changing educational and training needs of the underserved communities across the Caribbean region.
Our programmes have been rigorously evaluated, and we are proud of the esteem in which they are held and the high marks they consistently receive. The campus currently enjoys seven years of accreditation from the Barbados Accreditation Council.
Highly Qualified Staff
Our faculty consists of highly qualified tutors, lecturers, and researchers from local, regional and international backgrounds and diverse disciplines.
Campus Life
Notwithstanding the online nature of the campus, there is unparalleled campus life zealously preserved by the campus community, of which sports and the Guild of Students are just two outstanding examples.
