Welcome by the Pro Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies

Welcome to the School for Graduate Studies and Research and congratulations on having decided to pursue graduate education.

In these financially parlous times this may be the best investment that you could have made. For “developing” countries to truly develop, graduate education at the highest professional and academic levels, benchmarked to international standards, must be strengthened and must flourish. The ability to ask critical questions, both fundamental and applied, to seek novel, contextually appropriate yet universally applicable solutions and to communicate your findings with clarity and cogency are integral components of good graduate education. The attainment of these skills is the goal towards which all of our students must work and which the School undertakes to target in all its programmes. We trust that you will help us to focus on these essential targets irrespective of the field of scholarship you pursue, since it is only through your achievements that we can measure our success.

So, as we strive to develop a cadre of outstanding, committed and student centered faculty and to strengthen our programmes, we look to you to for the commitment, the collaborative spirit and the constant feedback that will lift you, your School and your University to the highest levels of performance.

Ronald E. Young
Pro Vice Chancellor
School for Graduate Studies & Research
The University of the West Indies