University of Trinidad and Tobago
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Article ImagesThe University of Trinidad and Tobago, also known as UTT, is a state owned university in Trinidad and Tobago established in 2004. Its main campus, currently under construction, will be located at Wallerfield in Trinidad.[1][2] Presently, its campuses are an amalgamation of several former technological colleges throughout the country.
Motto | Education with a global vision |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2004 |
President | Professor Prakash Persad (Acting) |
Location | , |
Website | www.utt.edu.tt |
It is one of three universities in Trinidad and Tobago, the others being the University of the West Indies and University of the Southern Caribbean.
The University is headed by a board of governors. The current board consists of:[3]
- Chairman - Professor Kenneth S. Julien (Emeritus)
- Professor Clement A. C. Imbert
- Professor Hollis Liverpool
- Nicolin Carol Moore
- Shivan Ojah-Maharaj
- Jerome Dookie
- Orville Carrington
- Michael Patrick Cooper
- Ulric McNicol Esq.
The University is a multi-campus facility with major campuses located as follows :[4]
- Camden Campus
- O'Meara Campus
- Valsayn Campus
- Corinth Campus
- Chaguanas Campus
- Point Lisas Campus
- John S. Donaldson Campus (Rebranded as the Creativity Campus)
- San Fernando Campus
- Chaguaramas Campus
- Tobago Campus
- The Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (E.C.I.A.F.)
- Tamana InTech Park, Wallerfield, site of the University's Signature Complex and Main Campus. Construction has started, but the complex is not yet finished.
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- ^ "Board of Governors". U.tt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ "About UTT". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-01-03.