Universities of the West Indies and Guyana

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  1. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Has anyone here ever attended either the University of the West Indies (any of the three campuses) or the University of Guyana, especially for postgraduate study?

    I ask because I'm a Dominican citizen by marriage, and it occurs to me that if I'm considering South African universities, I should also look at the similar options in my own back yard. I know UWI has PhD programs, and since it started as a college of the University of London and is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities it's internationally recognized. My research interest is in development studies, so that fits too. I don't know much about the University of Guyana, though.

    -=Steve=-
     
    SteveFoerster, Mar 7, 2006
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  2. roy maybery

    roy maybery New Member

    University of Guyana

    The university of Guyana is also a member of the Assocoation of Commonwealth Universities information below is taken from their web site.

    Roy Maybery


    University of Guyana

    PO Box 101110, Georgetown, Guyana


    Tel: (0222) 3583
    Fax: (0222) 3596 URL: http://www.uog.edu.gy


    Founded in 1963

    Faculties/Schools
    Agriculture and Forestry
    Education and Humanities, School of
    Health Sciences
    Natural Sciences
    Social Sciences
    Technology

    Degree programs
    Undergraduate
    Master's
    Doctoral

    Use the ACU Coursefinder to search for study opportunities offered by University of Guyana and other ACU member institutions.


    Staff/Student numbers
    Staff: 651
    Key Contacts
    Executive Head:
    Dr. James G. Rose, Vice-Chancellor

    Head of Administration:
    Dr. David Chanderbali, Registrar

    International Office:
    Dr. David Chanderbali, Registrar

    Admissions (first and higher degree):
    Bernice Williams-Bovell, Assistant Registrar (Admissions)
     
    roy maybery, Mar 7, 2006
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  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    So I've exhumed this thread just because I stumbled over this school while on another search. The Open Campus of UWI offers a bunch of undergrad and grad degrees but in the short time I spent on their site I wasn't able to see that any of them were offered solely through distance learning. Damn, you might have to actually go to Barbados.:frown:

    The University of the West Indies - Open Campus
     
    Kizmet, Jan 7, 2016
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  4. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Looking back on my own comment, what a difference a decade makes!
     
    SteveFoerster, Jan 8, 2016
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  5. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    The University Council of Jamaica and the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission are the entities that determine accreditation of Jamaican schools and programs. Here's a list of accredited schools, most of which I've never heard of and most of which have no DL programs.

    http://www.ucj.org.jm/sites/default/files/ACCREDITED%20PROGRAMMES%20AS%20AT%20September%202015_0.pdf

    Sometimes I think about moving to a place like that on a student visa and living on the beach or something. Maybe I'll win Powerball tomorrow and then we can all move to Jamaica and live on the beach, my treat.
     
    Kizmet, Jan 8, 2016
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  6. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    For anyone who likes light-hearted murder mystery shows (e.g., Murder She Wrote, Midsomer Murders), there's a charming little series called Death in Paradise that's filmed in small town Guadeloupe and which does a good job capturing the spirit of life on some of the smaller islands. It's available on Netflix (at least in the USA).
     
    SteveFoerster, Jan 8, 2016
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