Graduate Studies and Research
Professor Stephan Gift
PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR, GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
ACCESS NEW AND REVISED GRADUATE PROGRAMMES The Board for Graduate Studies and Research, at the three meetings held for the academic year 2018/2019, reviewed and approved a total of 27 new programmes. Twelve programmes revised in content, titles, delivery modes, and additional specialisations were also approved. Of special note were The University of the West Indies and Leuphana University of Lüneburg Double LLM Degree, and the Master’s of Law (LLM) and Executive Master’s in Business Administration (EMBA) Double Degree. GRADUATE ENROLMENT AND STUDENT SUPPORT Graduate Enrolment Enrolment in graduate programmes declined slightly (1%) to 9,153, this due to decreases for the Mona and St. Augustine campuses. The Open Campus rebounded with a 16% increase in enrolment, with the suite of Management Masters and Education Doctoral (EdD)
programmes accounting for the majority of registrations. Enrolment in research degrees as a percentage of total enrolment declined slightly to 16%, with 45% of these registered as full-time students. The Faculties of Social Sciences (33%) and Humanities and Education (21%) continued to account for the majority of registrations across all campuses. Graduate Scholarships A total of BDS$2,033,453 was allocated to all the campuses for UWI Graduate Scholarships , which allowed for 39 three-year awards to research students. CCRIF Scholarships (US$33,000) One full scholarship and two half-scholarships were awarded to MSc students registered at the Cave Hill Campus. A special full scholarship was also awarded to an MPhil/PhD Applied Sciences student (a member of the Mona Climate Studies Group) for an internship at the School of Geographical Sciences at University of Bristol for six months.
Commencing in the 2018/2019 academic year, the School for Graduate Studies and Research was mandated with the responsibility of making The UWI more entrepreneurial. This was in keeping with the University’s current Triple A Strategic Plan 2017- 2022 to support the creation of an ‘entrepreneurial university’ and the introduction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship as part of our overall developmental agenda. Along with the responsibility for the continued growth and quality enhancement of graduate education at The UWI, several initiatives were also continued to align our research activities with the needs of the Caribbean region, as well as to increase the visibility of The UWI’s research.
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