The University of The Bahamas (UB) is the national public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with campuses throughout the archipelago. The main campus is located in the capital city of Nassau, on the island of New Providence. After more than thirty-five years of serving The Bahamas, first as a two-year institution, then as a four-year degree-granting College, the University of The Bahamas was chartered on November 10, 2016. Overview The University of The Bahamas has about 5,000 students and over 12,000 alumni. It is one of the largest employers in The Bahamas, employing 700 faculty and staff. Seventy-six percent of the over 300 faculty (261 full-time and 96 part-time) are Bahamian. Chartered on 10th November 2016, University of The Bahamas (UB) is a beacon for national transformation in The Bahamas. Approximately 5,000 students are enrolled in the University of The Bahamas system which includes campuses and centres on New Providence, Grand Bahama, and San Salvado , as well as UB online education. UB’s diverse academic programmes, research engagements, athletics and leadership development experiences equip our students to become global citizens in a dynamic world (www.ub.edu.bs). The College of The Bahamas (COB) was the pre-cursor to the University of The Bahamas. COB was established in 1974 by an act of the Parliament of The Bahamas, the College of the Bahamas (COB) was created through the merger of: The Bahamas Teachers' College The San Salvador Teachers' College, The C. R. Walker Technical College - named for mathematics teacher Claudius Roland Walker The Sixth Form Programme of the Government High School. Campuses The college has three academic campuses and several teaching and academic research centres throughout The Bahamas. The Oakes Field and Grosvenor Close Campus, housing the Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, are both in Nassau. The Northern Campus is near Freeport on Grand Bahama. The Northern Campus opened in 2011 as part of a planned university community 10 kilometers east of Port Lucaya and 15 kilometers east of Freeport. Operating initially with only the first two buildings, the campus will feature classrooms, faculty offices, library, computer and science labs, bookstore, cafeteria, conference room and administrative offices. Future development includes signature buildings, student and faculty housing, specialized instructional, academic and office spaces, commercial and dining spaces and athletic facilities. New facilities on New Providence are planned for: The Small Island Sustainability Centre, housing multidisciplinary sustainability programs focusing