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Principal Landis Hosts Cave Hill Town Hall “Creating Value From Our Ideas” The UWI Cave Hill Campus stands ready to continue adding value to the society. This was one of the many points made my Professor R Clive Landis, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Cave Hill Campus, as he shared his vision for the campus during a townhall meeting titled, “Creating Value from our Ideas”. The event was held March 1, 2022. Under Principal Landis’ plan, the campus is set to become an innovation hub in Barbados and the wider Caribbean while generating new revenue streams. The Principal also shared that this vision entails leveraging the unique advantages of the university and the local campus, a stronger focus on outreach efforts, and Innovation. With a strong focus on the export of educational services and innovation drives, the expected outcomes are: • Diversified income streams • More knowledge created within the university’s walls is harnessed for the immediate use and measurable benefit of the country and region and • The institution’s research agenda and research activity become more responsive and relevant to the problem-solving needs of industry, society, and decision makers. According to Principal Landis, these plans to drive innova- tion capable of export are not only aligned with the National Plan of Barbados and the University’s Strategic Plan, they are also imperative for advancement.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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