University of the West Indies at St. Augustine

The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine is a public research university in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of 5 general campuses in the University of the West Indies system.

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
MottoOriens Ex Occidente Lux (Latin)
Motto in English
A Light Rising From The West
TypeRegional, public, autonomous university
Established1960
Location
St. Augustine
,
Trinidad and Tobago
AffiliationsAssociation of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
Caribbean Community
Association of Atlantic Universities[1]
WebsiteUWI St. Augustine

Although St. Augustine is the main campus in Trinidad and Tobago, there is also a satellite campus of UWI St. Augustine in nearby Mount Hope that houses the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University. UWI St. Augustine, which began in 1960, was borne out of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture. It is the only member university of the system that boasts a Faculty of Food and Agriculture, an area of expertise that has long been interwoven into the history of the Caribbean islands.[2][3]

The University confers degrees from bachelor to doctoral levels.[4]

Student Led Organisations

There are over 80 student led organizations on campus, this leads to a holistic development of students. Some of the larger Student led Organizations include

  • Peer Counselling Association
  • Indian Cultural Society
  • Economics Society
  • Movement for the Encouragement of Dharmic Services (MEDS)
  • Leadership Council
  • Agricultural Society
  • Biological Society
  • Islamic Society
  • Afrikan Society
  • IVCF

References
  1. "About AAU". Association of Atlantic Universities. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. https://sta.uwi.edu/uwitoday/archive/february_2018/default.asp
  3. https://sta.uwi.edu/uwitoday/archive/april_2008/article9.asp
  4. https://sta.uwi.edu/internationaloffice/courses


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