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Frequently Asked Questions
Why the change?
According to Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, “the tremendous legacy of the Open Campus and the role it has for the future can only be secured in the context of fundamental restructuring and reengineering.” This evolution to the Global Campus is both a strategic move and the next natural step in an already successful global strategy. It is anticipated that the Global Campus will be a major pillar in the Revenue Revolution phase of The UWI’s Triple A Strategy through aggressive entrepreneurial activity that takes our excellent programme offerings online to wider regional and global markets. In essence, the new Global Campus seeks to improve and extend the operations of the legacy Open Campus through knowledge export. As The UWI implements its new five-year second instalment of the Revenue Revolution strategic plan which focuses on monetizing the University’s sterling academic reputation, it is seeking to enter the global online education market to generate increased revenue to assist in financing its annual operational budget. The UWI will re-brand its existing Open Campus as the Global Campus to signal the new focus and strategic direction of that campus. The Open Campus’ sterling asynchronous online expertise and distance education experience will be leveraged in order to achieve optimal results for the Global Campus, and the entire University.
What is the core difference between the Open and Global Campus?
The UWI will be rebranded and repositioned to focus on the global online learning market alongside its traditional regional offerings. The Open Campus does not currently have a strategic focus on the global market. The re-branding will serve to herald the new global focus to internal and external stakeholders. The Global Campus will also be home to the International School for Development Justice (ISDJ). This will be the Campus’ own business school which will specifically offer a new product line – SDG focused, postgraduate academic programmes delivered in an online format which leverages the excellence and expertise of the traditional Open Campus. The Global Campus is therefore the overall entity which encompasses both the legacy Open Campus and the ISDJ.
Will current Open Campus students have the same access to resources and use the same learning resources in the new Global Campus?
Currently enrolled students will not notice any significant change/s regarding the teaching and learning process. All students will access the Learning Exchange, the Library resources and all other support systems in the same way. The Academic and Programming and Delivery (APAD) Division, the Computing and Technology Services (CATS), and other relevant divisions within the legacy Open Campus will continue to support students in the teaching and learning process. Please note that the Global Campus Sites (formerly Open Campus Country Sites (OCCS)) will remain the in-country support for all our programmes.
How will the transition to the Global Campus impact the Open Campus Country Sites (OCCS)?
The staff in the Open Campus Country Sites will automatically transition to the Global Campus. Sites will have to ensure that all Open Campus branding materials and assets reflect the new Global Campus identity. This however will happen on a phased, incremental basis over the course of the new academic year 2023/2024. In general, the transition must be viewed by all staff and students as an “evolutionary” process rather than an abrupt change.
Who is responsible for leading the transition to the Global Campus?
A multifaceted Implementation Committee is being established to formulate and roll out a plan to transition the Open Campus to the Global Campus. The road map is anticipated to see incremental changes from August 1, 2023, with a full operationalization of the new Global Campus by January 2024. The transition is jointly managed under the direction of the University Registrar, Dr.