A UWI campus could possibly be established in China – Beckles

By Michelle Nurse Last updated Apr 21, 2015

A RECIPROCAL agreement has been forged following a recent trip by officials from the University of the West Indies to the People’s Republic of China which could see the establishment of a UWI campus in Suzhou China and the Global Institute for Software Technology establishing a campus in Barbados.

This was revealed by Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Principal of the Cave Hill Campus, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, who says this is a strategic response to the global circumstance, in light of the protracted recessionary period.

Sir Hilary says this initiative could also provide a much needed economic boost to the island. “To have Suzhou UWI Institute for Software Technology, taking 200-300 students in software engineering, we could create a new industrial platform to give young people a whole new economy in which they can use their energies. We all agree that the Barbados economy and the regional economy need to be diversified. We are well situated to develop a software engineering industry in this Region – our young people are good at it. They need to have the infrastructure in which to do so.”