Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew was the keynote speaker at the University of the West Indies’ Higher Education Forum on Thursday, July 20 held as part of UWI’s 75th anniversary celebrations.

The forum, Beyond 75 – Vision, Strategy and Leadership for Higher Education, brought together partner institutions and other important regional figures to discuss the future of higher education in the region.

PM Dr. Terrance Drew.

“Rooted, Ready, Rising” is the theme for the University of the West Indies (UWI’s) 75th Anniversary.

The university was founded in 1948 in Mona, Jamaica, as the University College of the West Indies, based on a recommendation by the Asquith Commission, which had been established five years prior to review the state of higher education in the then-British colonies.

The St. Kitts site is responsible for all of the UWI Open Campus activities in both St. Kitts & Nevis, including public service, outreach activities, research and continuing education programming.