Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The College of the West Indies has hailed the latest signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Africa’s North-West College as “historic and emotional”.
Commenting on the partnership between The UWI and North-West College, he referenced the Caribbean’s shut bond with South Africa, saying, “…we have been within the trenches with you within the struggle in opposition to Apartheid”.
Vice-Chancellor Beckles pointed to similarities between the 2 universities being multi-campus academies, noting that The UWI serves throughout 5 campuses and North-West possesses three. He additionally famous similarities between the demographic and pupil inhabitants measurement in addition to the colleges’ dedication to high quality supply and formal world institutional accreditation.
The MOU established a framework for collaboration between the 2 establishments for actions reminiscent of exchanges of scholars and educational employees, capability constructing, joint analysis, publications, seminars, conferences, public lectures and the event and supply of programs.
Professor Bismark Tyobeka, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of North-West College stated that his college was “proud to be related to The UWI, which shared related aspirations to be a world-class college with vital world rating”.
North-West College was fashioned in 2004 by the merger of the traditionally black college of the North-West, the Sebokeng Campus of the traditionally black Vista College and the traditionally white Potchefstroom College for Christian Greater Training. Its formation within the post-South Africa- Apartheid is seen as “a powerful symbolic act of reconciliation and nation constructing”.
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