ISSUE NO.
1 – August 2008NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
MOR CHEThe
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Tree of Life
WHY UTT?The Moriche interviews Professor
Kenneth S.
Julien (Emeritus), TC.
Professor Julien is a respected
international academic and achiever
in...
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ISSUE NO.
1 – August 2008NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
MOR CHEThe
.
.
.
Tree of Life
WHY UTT?The Moriche interviews Professor
Kenneth S.
Julien (Emeritus), TC.
Professor Julien is a respected
international academic and achiever
in the world of energy who has over
35 years’experience as an educator.
During those years, he presided over
the smooth development of UWI’s
Engineering Department.
He is
currently Chairman of the Board
of Governors and President of
The University of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Moriche (TM): Professor Julien,
let us begin with the most obvious
of questions: why was there need to
establish The University of Trinidad and
Tobago?
Professor Kenneth S.
Julien (KSJ):
For some time now, we have recognised
that the opportunities for tertiary level
education in Trinidad and Tobago were
grossly inadequate.
At the turn of this
century, in the year 2000, a mere 7%
of our population had acquired tertiary
level education.
In the developed
world, at
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