The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (Kingston)
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The University of the West Indies is a dynamic, international institution serving the countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The University began at Mona, Jamaica, West Indies in 1948 as a College of the University of London. It achieved full university status in 1962. The Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad was converted into the St. Augustine Campus in 1961 and in 1963, a third campus was established at Cave Hill in Barbados. There is also a Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management in the Bahamas. University Centres in the non-campus countries ensure that a wide cross section of the population has access to a variety of educational resources and services and there is also an innovative distance education facility.
The UWI is the region’s premier educational institution. Its faculties offer a wide range of undergraduate, masters and doctoral programmes in Humanities and Education, Pure and Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, Engineering, Law, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences. There is a strong emphasis on Caribbean issues making the UWI the ideal educational institution for local and international students with an interest in Caribbean society.
The University began at Mona, Jamaica, West Indies in 1948 as a College of the University of London. It achieved full university status in 1962. The Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad was converted into the St. Augustine Campus in 1961 and in 1963, a third campus was established at Cave Hill in Barbados. There is also a Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management in the Bahamas. University Centres in the non-campus countries ensure that a wide cross section of the population has access to a variety of educational resources and services and there is also an innovative distance education facility.
The UWI is the region’s premier educational institution. Its faculties offer a wide range of undergraduate, masters and doctoral programmes in Humanities and Education, Pure and Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, Engineering, Law, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences. There is a strong emphasis on Caribbean issues making the UWI the ideal educational institution for local and international students with an interest in Caribbean society.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 18°0'12"N 76°44'45"W
- University of Technology 2 km
- The College of Agriculture, Science and Education 35 km
- Northern Caribbean University 80 km
- Granma University 254 km
- Oscar Lucero Moya University 327 km
- Universidad de camaguey 396 km
- Universite Adventiste D'Haiti 464 km
- University CURSA 654 km
- University 681 km
- Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo Uasd 723 km
- Mona 0.8 km
- Mona Heights 1.2 km
- August Town 1.6 km
- Kintyre District 1.6 km
- Liguanea 2.2 km
- Long Mountain 2.3 km
- Beverly Hills 2.3 km
- Barbican 3.5 km
- Up Park Camp - Jamaica Defence Force Headquarters 3.5 km
- Kingston Harbour 7.3 km