The University of the West Indies is a public university system serving 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean. Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help “unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth” in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London.
UWI is the largest and longest standing higher education provider in the English-speaking Caribbean. UWI offers undergraduate and postgraduate certificate, diploma and degree options in Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Pure & Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, and Social Sciences.
UWI’s Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management offers a BSc in Land Management (Valuation) that seeks to provide excellent and expert training in order to produce professionals who are proficient in the principles and concepts of valuation surveying within the framework of land management, in support of the Caribbean region’s socioeconomic and environmental goals and objectives.
