agencies of the Commonwealth Secretariat to design a plan to establish a Centre for Oceanography and the Blue Economy. To seed fund this centre, the Campus received a grant from Continental Baking Company Foundation (National Bakery Foundation) in Jamaica to the tune of US$130,000. The grant will provide support for project management and other operational items to launch the Centre. Launch of the Lifelong Learning Unit and Harvard COR To diversify the revenue stream of the campus, the Senior Management Team approved a proposal to launch the Lifelong Learning Unit (LLU) which offers short cycle courses to the market to assist persons to improve and upskill their credentials for the workplace. The LLU was operationalised August 2021 and was officially launched later in October. In addition, the Campus also signed an agreement with Harvard Business School to offer their Credential of Readiness (COR) programme to the marketplace in the OECS. This programme offering helped to diversify the portfolio of programmes that are available through the LLU. Full Recognition of the Bachelor of Nursing Programme from the Nursing Council in Antigua and Barbuda After two years of operation, the Campus, through the School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, prepared the necessary documentation for submission to the Antigua and Barbuda Nursing Council to seek its approval of the BSN programme. After a period of consultation and review, the Nursing Council granted the full three years of approval for the BSN programme at the Five Islands Campus. This has now positioned the Campus to attract international students in its BSN programme over the coming years.
OPEN CAMPUS
Social Mediathon On July 30, 2022, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus hosted its first ‘Social Mediathon’ under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency the Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, FB, GCMG, DA, QC, LLD, President of Barbados and His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, GCMG, KGN, KSt.J, MBBS, PhD (h.c.), Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda. This event was held in support of the Campus’ Endowment Fund, which was established to provide scholarships for talented yet disadvantaged students from across the Caribbean as well as grants for developmental projects. This initiative was spearheaded by the Campus Alumni Office and was organised to help raise US$500,000/BDS$1 million for the Endowment Fund. EON-XR Reality Training Sessions During the months of February to May 2022, the Open Campus offered University-wide EON-XR Reality, Educator 3.0 training
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