NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN CARIBBEAN TERTIARY EDUCATION.

1. NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN CARIBBEAN TERTIARY EDUCATION. Presented by Dr. Anthony O. Fisher Director, External Relations UWI-Cave Hill Campus, Barbados June 17, 2014

2. EXISTING PROVIDERS GOV.UK – Tertiary education opportunity in the Caribbean study • A range of 150 tertiary level educational institutions funded primarily by government: – National Public Universities -- Guyana, U of Technology (Jamaica), Belize, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, DR – Private Universities —St Georges’; Ross; Northern Caribbean; American U of Antigua; U of the South Caribbean – Private and Public Colleges/Schools/Polytechnics –several in the various countries – External Colleges/Universities - online and distance programming • 1 Regional University - U of West Indies

3. LOCAL DEMAND FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION • Exponential growth in demand (CDB) • Universal free secondary level education expands the pool of applicants • Govt. assistance to provide “free” tertiary level education • Only 12% ratio of those qualified for TE can be accepted • Replacement of the 80% of tertiary graduates who emigrate yearly. • Opportunity in filling the gap

4. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TRENDS “Demand for intl. higher education grew by 99% to 4.1 million students from 2000-2010, an average annual growth rate of 7.1% (KPMG)” • GATT and the rise of TNE • USA, UK, Australia, Canada prime destinations • Revenue potential for country • Increased competitiveness • Internationalization a factor in university rankings

5. UWI – # 1 BRAND • Started by Royal Charter in 1948 • Two Nobel Prize winners among faculty and students • 8 Prime Minister graduates • Reduced government funding • Dilemma – be regionally responsive and international competitive

6. Internationalization of UWI • IO’s create global learning opportunities • Erasmus Mundus exchanges • Study abroad – Denmark, DAAD Brazil, US • New global full fee-paying niches

7. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Articulation (Middlesex) Research partnerships (Kings College, 4R) Double degrees (New Brunswick) Consortia Agreements (CGBU) Representative agents (Student Centre) 2+2 and permutations (Chattanooga State)

8. OPPORTUNITY DRIVERS Pic from Shridath Ramphal Centre • Downturn in nbr of foreign students to UK • Change in UK student visa rules re work • Higher UK university fees • UK encouragement of and growth in UK study abroad • Opportunity for UWI and partners

9. PRICE/VALUE OF THE UWI PROGRAMMES

10. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS “The overall structure and content of the programme is hugely impressive and undoubtedly of international standard…. The course is likely to make a substantial contribution to health in the region” Master of Public Health UWI Cave Hill External review by Professor Liam Smeeth Professor of Clinical Epidemiology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine May 20th to 23rd 2012

12. Potential Markets UK institutions recruitment platform in Africa for outbound to UWI UWI preparation platform for UK inbound Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico Caribbean diaspora Guyana’s need for qualified HR Canada education visa rules create opportunity Online via OPEN campus

13. FASTEST GROWING SOURCE MARKETS

14. THE ELT OPPORTUNITY • Increase in regional demand for English • Venezuela - executives from PDVSA • Brazil - continued growth of class “C” purchasing power • Investment in study and work abroad to boost professional career 

15. TERTIARY EDUCATION IN THE CARIBBEAN THE CARIBBEAN

16. THE BLUE ECONOMY OPPORTUNITY • Ocean Sciences the next frontier – energy, aquaculture, mining, tourism, logistics; nutraceuticals • Science and technology skills deficit • Offshore oil and gas engineers and technicians • A UWI partnership creates a ‘first mover’ opportunity

17. OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN EDUCATION HUB • English teaching STEM academic hub between north and south • Mauritius example • A UK cost effective, academically certified and pre-packaged footprint for UK based universities/colleges • Proximity to source/destination markets Brazil, Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, USA etc • Beauty and political stability of the islands • UWI and partners consortium

18. Who can profit and why? Representative agents, tertiary educational service providers, e-marketing and courseware developers, student loans providers, governments and venture capitalists all have opportunities. The underserved population “profits” from quality choices More demand than institutional supply in the Caribbean and contiguous region for qualified HR. Growing aspirations to middle class in South America and African continents create recruitment pool Canada’s immigration policy favors the export model Higher rates of Internet connectivity in region

19. FACILITATORS • Mindset: Educational services as an export sector • Mindset: Tertiary education as contributor to foreign direct investments • Investment promotion agencies to put educational services on agenda, web-site, promotional materials, budget • Funding recruitment efforts • Marketing research for particular niches

20. CONTACT DETAILS Anthony O. Fisher, Ph.D. Director, External Relations The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus P.O. Box 64, Bridgetown, BB11000 BARBADOS Tel: 246-230-6673; 246-4174656 Email: anthony.fisher@cavehill.uwi.edu