UWI Five Islands Campus Expansion to Begin Early Next Year
Work on the much-anticipated expansion of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus is expected to get underway in the first quarter of 2026, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced.
According to Browne, architectural drawings have already been completed, and financing for the project has been secured through a $200 million commitment from the Saudi government.
The expansion is expected to significantly increase the campus’s capacity and facilities, strengthening Antigua and Barbuda’s role as a regional hub for higher education.
“Next month we will have the final drawings and the first quarter of next year we will start the expansion…these large projects take some time to prepare the concept drawings…They should be going to tender soon…we will be catering for more or less than 5000 students”, Browne said last night.
The announcement comes on the heels of last week’s matriculation ceremony, where about 500 new students were officially welcomed to the Five Islands Campus.
This marks another year of steady growth for the university, which has become a key part of the nation’s educational and economic development strategy.
The government says the expansion project will not only benefit students but also generate employment during construction and create new opportunities for research, innovation, and regional partnerships once completed.
Browne emphasized that the investment underscores his administration’s vision of positioning Antigua and Barbuda as a “center of excellence in education” for the Eastern Caribbean.
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