An Overview of The University of Trinidad and Tobago

April 2008April 2008 11

An Overview ofAn Overview ofThe University of The University of

Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago

April 2008


Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

UTT Academic ProgrammesUTT Academic Programmes

Student Services & Integration ProcessStudent Services & Integration Process

The Centre for Digital MediaThe Centre for Digital Media

The Academy for Arts, Letters, Culture and The Academy for Arts, Letters, Culture and Public AffairsPublic Affairs

The Academy of the Performing ArtsThe Academy of the Performing Arts

The Academy of Sports and LeisureThe Academy of Sports and Leisure

The Academy of Fashion and DesignThe Academy of Fashion and Design


National DevelopmentNational Development

Education and Training at all LevelsEducation and Training at all Levels

Development Oriented Research and Development Oriented Research and its Commercial Implementationits Commercial Implementation

Service to IndustryService to Industry


Current BoardCurrent Board

Mr. Robert Riley Mr. Robert Riley Chairman and CEO, bpTTChairman and CEO, bpTT

Dr. René Monteil Dr. René Monteil Executive Director, UTTExecutive Director, UTT

Mr. Frank Look Kin Mr. Frank Look Kin President, NGCPresident, NGC

Mr. Ian Welch Managing Mr. Ian Welch Managing Director, PCS NitrogenDirector, PCS Nitrogen

Mr. Lincoln Warner Mr. Lincoln Warner THA Representative, THA Representative, TobagoTobago

Professor Dyer Narinesingh Professor Dyer Narinesingh Dean, Faculty of Science and Dean, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, UWIAgriculture, UWI

Mr. Scott Hilton-Clarke Mr. Scott Hilton-Clarke Consultant/EntrepreneurConsultant/Entrepreneur

Mr. Ravindra Nath Maharaj Mr. Ravindra Nath Maharaj Religious LeaderReligious Leader

Mr. Errol Pilgrim Advisor, Mr. Errol Pilgrim Advisor, Ministry of Works and Ministry of Works and TransportTransport


Development ModelDevelopment Model

Existing national training entities offered Existing national training entities offered disparate training programmes at several levels – disparate training programmes at several levels – Certificates, Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Certificates, Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees and Master DegreesBachelor Degrees and Master Degrees

Articulation between programmes not clearly Articulation between programmes not clearly defined defined

Infrastructure at the existing institutions were Infrastructure at the existing institutions were inadequateinadequate

Industry input for alignment of the programmes, Industry input for alignment of the programmes, and the cadre of graduates being producedand the cadre of graduates being produced

Fragmented R&DFragmented R&D



Strategy for expanding access and enhancing Strategy for expanding access and enhancing quality was to integrate existing institutions quality was to integrate existing institutions and/or functions under UTT umbrellaand/or functions under UTT umbrella

Development of relevant teaching curricula Development of relevant teaching curricula identified as a key factoridentified as a key factor

Development of R&D capacity also identified as Development of R&D capacity also identified as an important requirementan important requirement

TTIT is the first integrated institution (2004)TTIT is the first integrated institution (2004)

Teachers Colleges at Corinth and Valsayn and Teachers Colleges at Corinth and Valsayn and Technical Institutes at San Fernando and Port of Technical Institutes at San Fernando and Port of Spain followedSpain followed



Additional Institutions identified for integration:Additional Institutions identified for integration:– Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and

Forestry Forestry – Caribbean Industrial Research InstituteCaribbean Industrial Research Institute– Institute of Marine Affairs Institute of Marine Affairs – Elements of Metal Industries CompanyElements of Metal Industries Company– National Institute of Higher Education, Research, National Institute of Higher Education, Research,

Science and TechnologyScience and Technology– Sugarcane Feed CentreSugarcane Feed Centre– Research Division of the Centeno Experimental Research Division of the Centeno Experimental

StationStation – Aripo Livestock StationAripo Livestock Station– Caroni Research Station Caroni Research Station


StructureStructure The Academic BodyThe Academic Body

Incorporates functions for all educational affairs Incorporates functions for all educational affairs and activities, research and development, and activities, research and development, determination of criteria for appointing academic determination of criteria for appointing academic personnel, academic support functions and personnel, academic support functions and student affairs and servicesstudent affairs and services

The Corporate Body The Corporate Body

Services which create an enabling environment for Services which create an enabling environment for academic pursuits, and for expanding the visibility academic pursuits, and for expanding the visibility of the institutionof the institution


StructureStructure

Three SchoolsThree Schools– School of Science, Engineering and TechnologySchool of Science, Engineering and Technology– School of Learning, Cognition and EducationSchool of Learning, Cognition and Education– School of Postgraduate Studies, Research and School of Postgraduate Studies, Research and

DevelopmentDevelopment

Four AcademiesFour Academies– Arts, Letters, Culture and Public AffairsArts, Letters, Culture and Public Affairs– The Performing ArtsThe Performing Arts– Sports and Leisure StudiesSports and Leisure Studies– Fashion and DesignFashion and Design

Several InstitutesSeveral Institutes


Structure – Academic BodyStructure – Academic BodyBoard of

Governors

President

Provost

Associate ProvostsChief Librarian

Vice Provost School of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSET)

School of Learning, Cognition and Education (SLCE)

Vice Provost School of Postgraduate Studies,

Research and Development

Vice ProvostThe Academics

SSETSLCE

Pre-UniversityProgrammes

Centre for Energy and Offshore Technologies

Centre for Process and Utilities Engineering

Centre for Innovation,Development, Entrepreneurship

and Strategies

Centre for Information and Communication

Technology

Centre for Maritime Studies

Centre for Construction Centre for Health Sciences and Biomedical Studies

Centre for Bio-Sciences, Agriculture and Food Technology

Centre for Education Programmes

Centre for Assessment and Learning

The Performing Arts

Sports and Leisure Studies

Fashion and Design

Arts, Letters, Culture and Public Affairs

InstitutesNatural Gas Institute of the AmericasInstitute of Public Arts and Processes

Institute of Environmental Studies and Marine SciencesInstitute of Design

Criminology & Public Safety


Programme FocusProgramme Focus

Focal AreasFocal Areas– Upstream TechnologiesUpstream Technologies– Process and Utilities EngineeringProcess and Utilities Engineering– Construction StudiesConstruction Studies– Maritime IndustryMaritime Industry– Information, Communications TechnologyInformation, Communications Technology– Industrial Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industrial Innovation, Entrepreneurship and

ManufacturingManufacturing– Teacher EducationTeacher Education– Biosciences, Agriculture and Food TechnologyBiosciences, Agriculture and Food Technology– Marine and Environmental SciencesMarine and Environmental Sciences– Health SciencesHealth Sciences


Programme OverviewProgramme Overview PUPPUP CertificatesCertificates

– Sports StudiesSports Studies– Process OperationsProcess Operations

DiplomasDiplomas– National Engineering National Engineering

Technician’s DiplomaTechnician’s Diploma Automotive EngineeringAutomotive Engineering Chemical EngineeringChemical Engineering Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering Communications EngineeringCommunications Engineering Computer EngineeringComputer Engineering Electrical/Electronic Electrical/Electronic

EngineeringEngineering Instrumentation EngineeringInstrumentation Engineering Manufacturing EngineeringManufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum Engineering

– Agriculture (ECIAF)Agriculture (ECIAF)– Animal Health and Veterinary Animal Health and Veterinary

Public HealthPublic Health– Fashion DesignFashion Design– Fashion ManagementFashion Management– Maritime Operations, Navigation Maritime Operations, Navigation

and Engineering Optionsand Engineering Options– Ornamental Horticulture (ECIAF)Ornamental Horticulture (ECIAF)– Forestry (ECIAF)Forestry (ECIAF)– Visual Communication DesignVisual Communication Design


Programme OverviewProgramme Overview

BASc. and MEng. DegreesBASc. and MEng. Degrees((Bachelor of Applied Science/Masters in Engineering)Bachelor of Applied Science/Masters in Engineering)

Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering Civil and Construction SystemsCivil and Construction Systems Information and Communications TechnologyInformation and Communications Technology ManufacturingManufacturing PetroleumPetroleum Process Process Utilities Utilities

Bachelor’s DegreeBachelor’s Degree EducationEducation Fashion DesignFashion Design Sport StudiesSport Studies


Graduate ProgrammesGraduate Programmes

M.Sc. ProgrammesM.Sc. Programmes Environmental Science & Environmental Science &

ManagementManagement Health AdministrationHealth Administration Industrial Innovation, Industrial Innovation,

Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurship & ManagementManagement

Information and Information and Communications Communications TechnologyTechnology

Oil and Gas Exploration Oil and Gas Exploration and Productionand Production

Petroleum Petroleum Process & UtilitiesProcess & Utilities Sport for DevelopmentSport for Development Sport ManagementSport Management

Ph. D. ProgrammesPh. D. Programmes Information and Information and

Communications TechnologyCommunications Technology ManufacturingManufacturing PetroleumPetroleum Process & UtilitiesProcess & Utilities

Research GroupingsResearch Groupings Natural Gas Institute of the Natural Gas Institute of the

AmericasAmericas BioengineeringBioengineering MechatronicsMechatronics Health, Safety and the Health, Safety and the

EnvironmentEnvironment Energy SystemsEnergy Systems Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering Academy for Arts, Culture and Academy for Arts, Culture and

Public AffairsPublic Affairs


CO-OP PROGRAMMECO-OP PROGRAMME

The Structure of an Engineering OperationThe Structure of an Engineering Operation

Engineering Practice in an Industrial Engineering Practice in an Industrial EnvironmentEnvironment

Interfacing with other departmentsInterfacing with other departments

MarketingMarketing

FinanceFinance

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

HSEHSE


Alliances and PartnershipsAlliances and Partnerships

University of TexasUniversity of Texas

University of Cambridge University of Cambridge - Manufacturing Industry - Manufacturing Industry Links LimitedLinks Limited

Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine InternationalInternational

The Technical University The Technical University of Denmarkof Denmark

SIRIM Berhad of SIRIM Berhad of MalaysiaMalaysia

IBM CorporationIBM Corporation

Suez LNG (T&T) Limited Suez LNG (T&T) Limited and Exmar NV (Belgium)and Exmar NV (Belgium)

Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

School of Sport, Exercise School of Sport, Exercise Sciences and Sports Sciences and Sports Development Development (Longhborough University – (Longhborough University – UK)UK)

University of British University of British Colombia (UBC)Colombia (UBC)

Institute of Technology Institute of Technology Petronas Sdn. BhdPetronas Sdn. Bhd


Proposed Programmes 2008-9Proposed Programmes 2008-9

Marine SciencesMarine Sciences Biosciences, Agriculture and Food TechnologyBiosciences, Agriculture and Food Technology Fashion and DesignFashion and Design Performing ArtsPerforming Arts CommerceCommerce Construction SystemsConstruction Systems Sport and Leisure (BSc)Sport and Leisure (BSc) Maritime Studies (BSc)Maritime Studies (BSc) Engineering (Additional programmes)Engineering (Additional programmes) Criminology and Public SafetyCriminology and Public Safety Herbal Institute (Research)Herbal Institute (Research) Health AdministrationHealth Administration


Student ServicesStudent Services


The Student BodyThe Student Body

1,189 graduates between 2005 and 20071,189 graduates between 2005 and 2007

5,423 students presently registered for all 5,423 students presently registered for all University programmesUniversity programmes

Projections for the next three years:Projections for the next three years:

2008/2009 -2008/2009 - 7,9227,922

2009/2010 -2009/2010 - 8,1248,124

2010/2011 -2010/2011 - 9,5509,550

April 2008April 2008

The Student Body

Total number of registered students

Ph.D M.Sc. MPhil BASc B.Ed. B.Eng. B.Tech. Dip.Tech.

NETD Mari-time

CPPO

Sept - 07 18 156 8 195 1352 594 180 1502 283 98 161

Number of registered students

O’Meara Tobago JDTI SFTI Pt. Fortin

Sept – 07 152 20 288 360 56

PRE-UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME (PUP)

Total # - 876

CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, DEGREES (undergraduate and post-graduate Total # - 4547

April 2008April 2008

Staffing

Level Academic Corporate Total

PhD 70 3 73

Master 190 34 224

Post Graduate Diploma 7 6 13

Bachelor 130 121 251

Other 129 437 566

Total 526 601 1127

Composition of Staff

Academic – 78% nationals; 22% non-nationals

Corporate – 96 % nationals; 4% non-nationals


UTT received 4637 applications for UTT received 4637 applications for 2667 spaces 2667 spaces (57%)(57%)

B.Ed applications reached 1262 for B.Ed applications reached 1262 for 400 spaces 400 spaces (32%)(32%)

Supply and DemandSupply and Demand


GORTT mandate – Integration into UTTGORTT mandate – Integration into UTT– Corinth Teachers CollegeCorinth Teachers College– Valsayn Teachers CollegeValsayn Teachers College– San Fernando Technical InstituteSan Fernando Technical Institute– John Donaldson Technical InstituteJohn Donaldson Technical Institute– CARIRICARIRI– NIHERSTNIHERST– ECIAFECIAF– RSSRSS– MICMIC

Status of Integration ProcessStatus of Integration Process


The dynamics of meaningful integration – exit & The dynamics of meaningful integration – exit & restartrestart

Teachers CollegesTeachers Colleges

SFTI & JDTISFTI & JDTI

CARIRI & MIC and the establishment of CISLCARIRI & MIC and the establishment of CISL

IMA and the Centre for Marine and Environmental IMA and the Centre for Marine and Environmental SciencesSciences

NIHERST – Science Popularisation and PUPNIHERST – Science Popularisation and PUP

ECIAF & RSS and the Centre for Biosciences, ECIAF & RSS and the Centre for Biosciences, Agriculture and Food TechnologyAgriculture and Food Technology

Status of Integration ProcessStatus of Integration Process


Centre for Digital MediaCentre for Digital Media

Professor Michael SmithProfessor Michael SmithProgram Professor, ICTProgram Professor, ICT

Vice President, Digital Media StudiesVice President, Digital Media Studies


Centre for Digital MediaCentre for Digital Media

Media Production

• Animation

• Music and Video

Information Communications Technology, Arts and Culture, Sports, Bioengineering, Marine Studies

Media Processing

• 2D & 3D Graphics

• Content Analysis

• Visualization

Affiliations


Interdisciplinary FocusInterdisciplinary Focus

Arizona State University, Arts Media and Engineering ProgramArizona State University, Arts Media and Engineering Program


Local ContentLocal Content

Develop content creation expertiseDevelop content creation expertise

New Broadcast and Commercial ContentNew Broadcast and Commercial Content

Promotion of consumers as creators of Promotion of consumers as creators of contentcontent


Industrial AutomationIndustrial Automation

Virtual EnvironmentsVirtual Environments

Collaborative WorkCollaborative Work

Distance EducationDistance Education


Projects: Virtual MuseumProjects: Virtual MuseumAcademy of Arts, Letters, Culture and Public AffairsAcademy of Arts, Letters, Culture and Public Affairs

Physical DisplaysPhysical Displays

Virtual Virtual

MuseumsMuseums

ArchivesArchives

Steelband - The Beginning"Pan as an item was not invented by any person. It evolved and there are a number of people, including myself, who advanced it through certain stages of that evolution."

(Elliott Mannette, October 25, 2000)Between 1838 and 1883, the beating of skin drums was an integral part of Carnival celebrations. When a ban on all drum-beating was imposed in 1884, Carnival celebrants had to look for an alternative to the skin drum. They turned to bamboo after they discovered that dried bamboo of various diameters produced different sounds, when cut to differing lengths and struck with wooden sticks. Bands that used bamboo to produce music were called Tamboo Bamboo bands and the first report of such a band taking part in Carnival was in 1891. With the passage of time, Tamboo Bamboo bands were integrated into Carnival and flourished until the 1930s.


Technological Challenges Technological Challenges


Technological PartnershipTechnological Partnership


Projects: AnimationProjects: Animation Diploma Program and Community Diploma Program and Community

Workshops, Entertainment, 3D Workshops, Entertainment, 3D

Modeling and Commercial IndustriesModeling and Commercial Industries

Trinidad Content, Pilots and Trinidad Content, Pilots and

“Animae Caribe” Festival“Animae Caribe” Festival

http://www.animaecaribe.com/

http://www.animaecaribe.com/


Tobago Aquatic CenterTobago Aquatic Center


Marine Surveillance Marine Surveillance

BioengineeringBioengineering

Sports VideoSports Video

Interdisciplinary ResearchInterdisciplinary Research


UTT Multimedia CourseUTT Multimedia Course

Multimedia, Computer VisionMultimedia, Computer Vision

Image and Video ProcessingImage and Video Processing

Community and commercial applicationsCommunity and commercial applications

Project CourseProject Course– Proof of Concept designProof of Concept design– Emphasis on Trinidad and Tobago Emphasis on Trinidad and Tobago


Proposed 2008/09 Courses Proposed 2008/09 Courses

CourseCourse DescriptionDescription PrerequisitePrerequisite

Media Analysis and Media Analysis and Production Production

- Animation track- Animation track

- Production track - Production track

– Fundamentals of digital Fundamentals of digital media processingmedia processing

– Basic Video ProductionBasic Video Production

NoneNone

Visualization SystemsVisualization Systems – Scientific AnalysisScientific Analysis– 3D and virtual 3D and virtual

immersion immersion – Media AestheticsMedia Aesthetics

Advanced Advanced UndergraduateUndergraduate

Image and Video Image and Video ProcessingProcessing

– Compression Compression TransformsTransforms

– Content AnalysisContent Analysis– Computer visionComputer vision

GraduateGraduate

Graphics and Graphics and Immersive SystemsImmersive Systems

– 2D Graphics2D Graphics– 3D Virtual Worlds3D Virtual Worlds

GraduateGraduate


The Academy of the Performing ArtsThe Academy of the Performing Arts

The Academy of Sports and LeisureThe Academy of Sports and Leisure

The Academy of Fashion and DesignThe Academy of Fashion and Design



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