The University of the West Indies officially extended its Five Islands Campus to the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in a ceremony held at the Office of the Minister of Education.

The officials from the UWI Five Islands Campus in Antigua joined the Minister of Education-St. Kitts, Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Geoffery Hanley to mark the beginning of this major educational milestone.

As mentioned from the Ministry of Education’s page, Professor Justin Robinson, Principal, University of the West Indies Five Island Campus, shared, “We want to bring St. Kitts and Nevis fully into our universe as we seek to expand access to education but also access to OECS-relevant solutions.”

Minister Hanley said “It is indeed my privilege and honour as the minister responsible for education to lend my endorsement to the UWI Five Islands Campus. We will do our best to engage our young people and try to direct them to various universities. You will definitely see an increase in enrolment from our end.”

The UWI Five Islands Campus commitment is expecting to meet national development goals with growing demand for university level programs while empowering the next generation of leaders