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University of the West Indies continues regional expansion
Despite its struggles to get regional governments to remain current with their financial commitments, the University of the West Indies is continuing its regional expansion.
Even as new overseas tertiary educational institutions continue to mushroom throughout the Caribbean challenging the University of the West Indies, the regional university is seeking to establish a stronger presence in the eastern Caribbean with the erection of a new campus.
Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies Professor Nigel Harris and Prime Minister of Grenada Tillman Thomas recently signed documents formalizing the grant of just over 88 acres of land to the university for the campus.
Facilities planned for the new site will be managed by the University of the West Indies Open Campus, which oversees the distance learning initiatives of the university.
The recently launched Open Campus is a virtual campus with over 50 physical site locations across the Caribbean region, serving over 20 countries in the English-speaking Caribbean.