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University of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Motto | Education with a global vision |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2004 |
| President | Professor Prakash Persad (Acting) |
| Location | Wallerfield, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Website | www.utt.edu.tt |
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The University of Trinidad and Tobago, also known as UTT, is a state owned university in Trinidad and Tobago established in 2004. Its main campus, currently under construction, will be located at Wallerfield in Trinidad.[1][2] Presently, its campuses are an amalgamation of several former technological colleges throughout the country.
It is one of three universities in Trinidad and Tobago, the others being the University of the West Indies and University of the Southern Caribbean.
The University is headed by a board of governors. The current board consists of:[3]
- Chairman - Professor Kenneth S. Julien (Emeritus)
- Professor Clement A. C. Imbert
- Professor Hollis Liverpool
- Nicolin Carol Moore
- Shivan Ojah-Maharaj
- Jerome Dookie
- Orville Carrington
- Michael Patrick Cooper
- Ulric McNicol Esq.
San Fernando campus
The University is a multi-campus facility with major campuses located as follows :[4]
- Camden Campus
- O'Meara Campus
- Valsayn Campus
- Corinth Campus
- Chaguanas Campus
- Point Lisas Campus
- John S. Donaldson Campus (Rebranded as the Creativity Campus)
- San Fernando Campus
- Chaguaramas Campus
- Tobago Campus
- The Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry (E.C.I.A.F.)
- Tamana InTech Park, Wallerfield, site of the University's Signature Complex and Main Campus. Construction has started, but the complex is not yet finished.
- ^ "Prime Minister Patrick Manning launches the construction of the Tamana Intech Park in Wallerfield". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Newsday: $200M E-teck park hits a snag". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Board of Governors". U.tt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ "About UTT". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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