Advancing the CUWI System
Led by Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Dr. Luz Longsworth as Chair of the CUWI Implementation Committee, the University significantly advanced its proposal for a Colleges of The UWI (CUWI) system in 2016/2017. The system which is intended to connect The UWI to all interested and qualified community colleges in the region, is a vital step toward a more resilient, high-quality tertiary education system that brings the Caribbean together.
In the period under review, seven colleges in Jamaica indicated their intent to become Colleges of The UWI:
- Bethlehem Moravian College
- Sam Sharpe Teachers' College
- GC Foster College of Physical Education Church Teachers' College: Moneague
- Shortwood Teachers' College
- St. Joseph's Teachers'
- College Moneague College
Seven colleges handed over letters of intent to become colleges of The UWI.
Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business
The UWI-Arthur Lok
Jack Global School of Business (ALJGSB), based in Trinidad & Tobago was established in 1989 as the Institute of Business (IOB), a collaboration between
The University of the West Indies and the private sector. Its initial investors included the Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago, Republic Bank Ltd., Neal & Massy, Ansa Mc Al and Trinidad Cement Ltd. Today, the School continues to enjoy strong endorsement from the business community.
In the reporting period, the Vice-Chancellor led a team which included Professor Brian Copeland, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI St. Augustine Campus and Professor Densil Williams, Pro Vice- Chancellor, Planning, for special discussions with
the Board of the ALJGSB. These discussions resulted in the establishment of a new Memorandum of Understanding between The UWI and the School, which not only provides for a rationalised and modernised relationship, but also improves the School's governance model, policy and operations.
Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business
