The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus (FIC), approved by the University’s Finance and General Purposes Committee in May 2019 and located in Antigua & Barbuda, provides affordable, high-quality higher education to students across the OECS.

Anchored in UWI’s vision to be an excellent global university rooted in the Caribbean, FIC plays a strategic role in regional development and has identified the need for a phased physical expansion to meet projected enrolment, programmatic growth, and community expectations.

Under the Campus Physical Planning Framework, a five-year, phased infrastructure program will deliver interconnected academic, residential, student-life, and support facilities that grow in step with demand.

Phase 1 establishes the campus core with instructional spaces, a learning resource centre, sports and recreation amenities, initial student housing and primary parking.

Phase 2 expands academic capacity, student services, administration, library, and a larger housing component.

Phase 3 completes the long-range build-out with major academic blocks, additional residential precincts and supplementary parking and support infrastructure.

This sequenced approach balances operational readiness, funding availability and constructability, while embedding resilience, sustainability and a pedestrian-oriented campus fabric.