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I N T E R N AT I O N A L I Z AT I O N O F H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N :
The UWI Experience
1 9 t h C o n f e r e n c e o f C o m m o n w e a l t h E d u c a t i o n M i n i s t e r s , T h e B a h a m a s , J u n e 2 0 1 5
PROFESSOR CLEMENT K. SANKAT
Pro Vice-Chancellor & Campus Principal
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
Mona, Jamaica Open CampusSt. Augustine, Trinidad Cave Hill, Barbados

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Setting the Context
Internationalization of Higher Education
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 Internationalization of Higher Education is one of the ways a Country
responds to the impact of globalization, yet at the same time respects
the individuality of the nation.*
 Internationalization of Higher Education is the process of integrating
an international/intercultural dimension into the teaching, research
and service functions of the institution.**
* Qiang 2003 | ** Knight 1993

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Setting the Context
Internationalization of Higher Education
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1. Fostering of human development through understanding and respect across nations
2. Expanding and sustaining avenues for Economic Competitiveness
3. The promotion of Academic Entrepreneurialism
4. Evidence suggests that many citizens are employed by foreign-owned firms
5. The Employee composition of Corporations world-wide will increasingly demonstrate
significant national diversity.*
* Adapted from Scott 1992

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The UWI’s Internationalization Agenda
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UWI’s Vision: “By 2017, the University will be
globally recognized as a regionally integrated,
innovative, internationally competitive
university, deeply rooted in all aspects of
Caribbean development and committed to serving
the diverse people of the region and beyond”
‘Internationalization’ is one of six strategic
perspectives of the 2012 – 2017 Strategic Plan of The
University of the West Indies.

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The UWI’s Internationalization Agenda
Caribbean Impact - Global Reach
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Trinidad & Tobago – A Fusion of Culture & Resources
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What has The UWI been doing to ‘Internationalize’?
 Institutional Partnerships
 New Programmes
 Student Mobility both ways
 Staff Recruitment
 Research Partnerships
 Quality & Accreditation
 External Examinations
 Co-Supervision
 Study/Travel Grant & Institutional Visit Allowances
 Establishment of the Centre for Language Learning (CLL)
 Establishment of the Diplomatic Academy
 Visiting Professors
 The ACS Initiative – Special Tuition Fees
 Established 3 International Offices
 International Visibility
US President Barak Obama visits UWI Mona Campus – April 2015
UN Secretary General to visit UWI Cave Hill Campus in July 2015
China President, HE Xi Jinping
with Prime Minister of T&T,
Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar
oversee MOU signing
between UWI St. Augustine
& Hanban, China in Trinidad
– June 2013

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UWI St. Augustine – International Success Stories
MOU signing with IADB Representative
Principal gives gift to Hanban Director General,
Madam Xu Lin
Principal signs MOU with former President of Trinity College
Giving gift to Governor General of
Canada
Principal speaks to Prince Charles of the UK
Visit of the wife of the President of Japan

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Partnering with India
Professors for Capacity Dev. & Cultural Understanding
UWI delegation visits the National University of Educational Planning
& Administration, New Dehli, India - 2012
Historic MOU Signing 2012 – in the presence of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago,
Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the Prime Minister of India, Dr. the Hon. Manmohan Singh
UWI STA welcomed 3 Chairs from India – February 2013
3 Indian Professors at UWI St. Augustine
1. Chair in Ayurvedic Medicine
2. Chair in Indian History
3. Chair in Hindi

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Partnering with China - Confucius Institute
Deepening Language & Cultural Ties
Principal Sankat & Madam Xu Lin sign MOU for the
establishment of the Confucius Institute – June 2013
Launch of the Confucius Institute – October 2013 Confucius Institute 10th Anniversary
Celebrations in Port-of-Spain – September 2014
Confucius Institute at UWI STAConfucius Institute Beautiful China Exhibition –
Feb. 2014
Confucius Institute Chinese Calligraphy and
Painting Exhibition – September 2014

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China Agricultural University &
UWI St. Augustine Campus – A Unique Synergy
The China Agricultural University is the most important university
in agriculture and nutritional sciences in China.
CAU Motto: To Relieve the Miseries of the Masses & Cultivate the Talents of the
Nation
解民生之多艰，育天下之英才
The UWI St. Augustine Campus is the premier university in the English-
speaking Caribbean and hosts the Faculty of Food and Agriculture. It was
formerly the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA) established by the
British Government

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Partnering with China - China Agricultural University
Technical Cooperation for Capacity Dev. in Agriculture
Visit of China Agricultural University (CAU)
to UWI St. Augustine - September, 2013
Principal Sankat visits China as part of T&T Prime Minister’s Official Delegation – Historic Signing of MOUs to implement work on the
Agricultural Innovation Park – East Campus, Orange Grove - Feb. 2014
Agricultural Innovation Park – East Campus Orange Grove – Bringing Agriculture alive

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International Partnerships -Programmatic Areas
Building Quality & Capacity
UWI-International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES)-FIFA –
Sport Management Programmes - March, 2009
UWI-ROYTEC/University of New Brunswick
Graduation Ceremony – November, 2014
Launch of MSc in Renewable Energy with University of Flensburg and
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences - September, 2013
Launch of Joint MSc in Sustainable Development - University Consortium for Small
Island States (UCSIS), Samoa - October 2014

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Partnering with Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut
“Trinity House” on UWI St. Augustine Campus
Visit of the former President of Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut and Team, to The UWI STA Campus, 2012
Visit of the current President of Trinity College for the Sod Turning Ceremony for The UWI-Trinity House – An Historic Occasion – April 2015

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Partnering with the EU, ACP & Canada
Student & Faculty Mobility Schemes
CARPIMS
Caribbean-Pacific Island
Mobility Scheme
SCHOLARSHIPS
Discover a New World View
The UWI was selected to manage the approximately €2 million of funding from the European Union under its
Intra ACP Mobility Scheme, which is designed to facilitate the movement of Masters and PhD students and
staff between a consortium of six universities from the Caribbean and Pacific regions.
Canada-CARICOM Leadership Scholarships Program
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)
Principal meets with Caribbean–Pacific Island Mobility
Scheme Scholarship (CARPIMS) students
Principal meets with
University of Vienna, Austria students

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UWI Discovers – Study Tours
Promoting Intercultural Perspectives
UWI Discovers Team at Escadaria Selaron – World Famous Tiled Steps
Brazil - 2013
UWI Discovers Team at the Taj Mahal
India - 2012

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The UWI - Engaging the Multilaterals for Capacity Dev.
The European Union
The Commonwealth
The Organization of American States
The Inter-American Development Bank
The Association of Caribbean States
The World Bank
International Development Research Centre
Caribbean Development Bank

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The UWI - Engaging the World Around Us
Engaging University of Havana, Cuba
Engaging St. Andrews University, Scotland
Engaging BrazilEngaging USP, Fiji
Engaging Makarere University, Uganda

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“ …for internationalization to be successful it must be based on a
leadership ethos that is centered on active engagement and support for
such an institutional thrust. Leaders must connect and open doors; this
must be followed by prioritization and action. Casual relationships hardly
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“the success of any university in the 21st century depends
on its ability to forge strategic alliances with global
international partners”
Thank You!