UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES - INTEGRATED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT - CARIBBEAN REGIONAL

ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STRUCTURING A $1,000,000.00 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR LDC STUDENTS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (UDDC), EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF UWI RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE STRUCTURED TO INCREASE DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION CAPABILITIES IN LDC TERRITORIES BY PROVIDING PRE-ENTRY AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR CIVIL SERVANTS IN SUCH CRITICAL FIELDS AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMICS. GRADUATES FINANCED BY THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOLUTION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS. THE UDDC WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MONITORING UWI"S TOTAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE COMMITTEE SHOULD PROVIDE LINKAGES BETWEEN REGIONAL NEEDS AND UWI RESOURCES TO HELP STIMULATE MORE RELEVANT RESEARCH, CURRICULA, AND OUTREACH NEEDS. RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS WILL INVOLVE THE FACULTIES OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL SCIENCE, ARTS, AND GENERAL STUDIES. PROGRAMS TO BE ASSISTED WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR RELEVANCE TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS A PILOT RESOURCE LEARNING CENTER, INTER-FACULTY CLASSROOM CENTER, LIBRARIES, AND ADMINISTRATION WILL ALSO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. UWI WILL PROVIDE THE HUMAN AND BUDGETARY RESOURCES TO CARRY OUT THESE PROGRAMS, WHILE AID FUNDS WILL FINANCE THE NECESSARY PHYSICAL INPUTS. COMMUNICATION AND APPLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE FACILITATED BY UDDC THROUGH ITS LINKAGES,BY THE CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, AND BY EXPANSION OF KEY DEPARTMENTS. TECHNICAL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THESE INNOVATIONS. INNOVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN RESTRUCTURED CURRICULA IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS EMPHASIZING DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM SOLVING.