{"id":230111,"date":"2025-03-21T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=230111"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:35:08","slug":"uwi-five-islands-graduates-from-host-funded-model-to-full-oecs-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/uwi-five-islands-graduates-from-host-funded-model-to-full-oecs-support\/","title":{"rendered":"UWI Five Islands to Receive Full OECS Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2280328569\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JWBUbh6zeYkKTzG4khGL3k\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-618271456\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The UWI<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/five-years-in-uwi-five-islands-charts-bold-course-toward-5000-students\/?swcfpc=1\"> <strong>Five Islands<\/strong><\/a> Campus is set to enter a new phase of regional integration and financial support, as Vice-Chancellor Sir Hilary Beckles announced that all contributing territories of the University of the West Indies (UWI) will begin jointly funding the campus from 2025 onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came during the campus\u2019s annual Council meeting, where Sir Hilary praised the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda for carrying the full operational cost of the campus over its first five years.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2598300221\" class=\"antig-content_4 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/statement-from-the-principal-of-the-uwi-five-islands-campus\/?swcfpc=1\">Five Islands<\/a><\/strong> has completed its apprenticeship,\u201d Beckles said. \u201cIt now stands alongside Mona, Cave Hill, and St. Augustine as a fully integrated campus supported by the entire UWI family.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-1634035320\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The shift in funding means countries such as Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and other UWI-contributing governments will begin contributing to Five Islands based on the standard formula\u2014taking into account the number of enrolled students from each territory and a share of the campus\u2019s overall operating cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move solidifies the Five Islands Campus as a true OECS institution, serving the entire sub-region and beyond. Since opening in 2019, the campus has grown from 176 students to more than 1,100 and offers over 30 undergraduate and graduate programmes in areas such as nursing, criminology, public health, artificial intelligence, and education.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2835547249\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Beckles said Five Islands represents the realisation of a decades-long vision: \u201cPrincess Alice, UWI\u2019s first Chancellor, said the university should spread like a warm blanket across the Caribbean. With Five Islands now fully embraced by the region, that vision is complete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transition to regional funding reflects the growing confidence in the campus\u2019s relevance and success, with OECS territories already sending increasing numbers of students. For example, Dominica is currently the second-largest source of non-Antiguan students at the campus.<\/p><div id=\"antig-777539074\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, 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