VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT TO COUNCIL 2022—2023
CAVE HIll CAMPUS REPORT
REGIONAL OUTREACH St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The SERU participated in The UWI Open House in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) during the period January 23–27, 2023 at the invitation of the Open Campus, SVG. The SAR, SERU was accompanied by the Deputy Dean, Recruitment and Outreach, Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts. During the period the team visited and made PowerPoint-supported presentations to nine schools and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College. Eight of the schools were located on the mainland while one was located on the island of Canouan. From engagement with the students within the schools, it was noted that many of them had limited knowledge of The UWI and had not yet begun to think about studies beyond CSEC. However, the presentation which included several videos featuring student testimonials, was received with interest by many of the students. At the Community College, students were enthusiastic about The UWI and several of them had already applied or where contemplating applying to the Cave Hill Campus. At all the schools and the College the team engaged the students in Q & A about The UWI and the Cave Hill Campus and students were awarded small prizes. Meetings were also held with representatives of the Ministry of Culture and the Carnival Development Committee. These meetings revealed the need for the FCCPA to reach out to such stakeholder organisations in the region to establish mutually beneficial relationships. Representatives of the Ministry of Culture expressed strong interest in accessing short professional development courses in the summer that might lead to further certification in their various artistic fields as well
SAR SERU, Mrs. Patricia Atherley making a presentation to students of the newly established Canouan Secondary School on Canouan Island, as part of participation in the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Open House.
as longer courses to update their knowledge of cultural theories and expertise in their areas of the Arts. The team also had the honour of meeting with the Prime Minister, the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, who responded very positively to the idea of establishing a special scholarship for study of the Creative Arts in the FCCPA.
The SAR, SERU visited these countries during the period September 26 to October 5, 2022, accompanied by the Director of Student Services and Development. The primary goals of the visit were: • To promote awareness of The UWI Cave Hill Campus as an attractive alternative for higher education for African students, among
prospective students and their parents/ guardians, and the recruitment agents who advise them To recruit students for enrolment in 2023/24 To strengthen the Campus’ relationship with relevant officers of the University of Ghana (UG) and the University of Ghana Medical School, towards successful implementation of the joint 3+3 medical programme To explore other areas for collaboration between the Cave Hill Campus and UG,
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH Visits to Nigeria and Ghana
With the Cave Hill Campus having strategically established African countries as potential targets for international student recruitment and international collaboration more broadly, and more specifically as the Campus prepared to launch the new 3+3 medical degree programme articulated with the University of Ghana, the SERU sought to spearhead outreach to select African countries, beginning with Ghana and Nigeria.
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