University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Public research university in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine is a public university in St. Augustine, Trinidad, with additional sites at Mount Hope and Debe. The main campus occupies a single connected grounds with faculty buildings, libraries, and student accommodation spread across the site.
The campus traces back to the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, which was founded on the present site in the early 20th century. As Trinidad and Tobago moved toward independence in 1960, the institution was folded into the then-forming University of the West Indies network.
The campus draws students from many Caribbean islands, giving daily life on the grounds a strongly regional feel. Walking between buildings, you hear different accents and see a mix of people studying topics that matter directly to life in the Caribbean.
The main campus in St. Augustine is easy to reach by public transportation, and parking is available on the grounds. The Mount Hope and Debe sites are a few miles away, so it is worth planning ahead if you want to visit more than one location.
The university runs its own television channel that broadcasts around the clock, carrying content from all campuses across the Caribbean network. The channel is open to the general public, not just to students, making it one of the few university-run broadcasters in the region.
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