Planning
Professor Densil Williams
PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF PLANNING
ACCESS This pillar refers to work in both the operational and policy arena that is geared towards giving persons from underserved communities the change to get into the tertiary education sector and mainly, The UWI. The work done in this area includes but is not limited to: a) Proposal for the establishment of the fifth campus of The UWI in Antigua and Barbuda. b) A revision and resubmission of the report on the “Ideal UWI Professor”, now referred to as the “Cobley/Williams” report. c) In February 2019, the UOP in collaboration with the Times Higher Education (THE) hosted a one- day workshop for members of the Executive Management Team (EMT), Deputy Principals, Deans, and Planning Officers. The workshop provided strategic insight into THE’s institutional characteristics and methodology. It showcased how the rankings can be used to assist with strategic planning and marketing and branding to improve operational performance and enhance The UWI’s future ranking.
During academic year 2018/2019, the UOP continued to provide technical advisory support to the various units within the Vice-Chancellery to implement strategic and operational initiatives as The UWI implements year two of the Triple A Strategic Plan 2017-2022 . To achieve its goals, the UOP organised its work around four non-mutually exclusive portfolios, namely; Strategic Planning, Business Intelligence and Institutional Research, Economic Engagement and Industry Partnerships and, Business Process Re-engineering and Project Management. These units carried out technical policy and research work in order to assist with the implementation of the strategic plan in-line with the thematic areas of the Triple A Strategy . The various initiatives and their major outcomes along the lines of the Triple A Strategy are reflected in this report.
This report outlines the major developments in the University Office of Planning (UOP) for the academic year 2018/2019. It embodies the activities and achievements of the office in its supporting role to the core functions of The UWI in the implementation of its Triple A Strategic Plan 2017-2022 . The report also highlights the initiatives that individual team members were engaged in to advance their own professional development despite their heavy technical work load, over the reporting period.
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