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In December 2017, UTT was awarded Continuing Institutional Accreditation by the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) for the maximum period of seven (7) years (until 2024). This badge of excellence is UTT's assurance to its stakeholders that it meets and in some instances, surpasses, benchmarked standards of quality. It speaks of a UTT qualification that is relevant, recognised and respected by employers as well as other tertiary institutions. While ALL of UTT's programmes are accredited, some have attained specialised accreditation due to the need, in certain instances, to be licensed to operate in a specific profession. This carries proof of additional value in areas that potentially impact on public health and safety... Read More

SUCCESS STORIES

Success Stories UTT Patriots Athletics Performs Well at Falcon Games
Mar 27, 2024

UTT Patriots Athletics student-athletes, Umar Sandy, Kenan Alexander, Ajani Titus, and Kristian La Touche achieved...

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Success Stories UTT Table Tennis Wins in TTTTA Premier League Debut
Mar 26, 2024

The UTT Patriots Table Tennis team put on a good show in their debut at the...

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Success Stories Pritchard Elected Advisor of FISU America Executive Committe...
Mar 26, 2024

UTT's Senior Manager, Sport and Recreation, Ian Pritchard was elected as...

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RESEARCH

Research The Roll-Up Digital Steelpan
Dec 4, 2020

The steelpan is a percussive musical instrument that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. The advancement and influence of digital technology has impacted the design of many new musical instruments including the traditional steel pan, with digital versions of the instrument now available such as...

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Research The Value of 3D Printing in Orthopaedics
Dec 4, 2020

In a recently published Viewpoint article in the Caribbean Medical Journal, Dr. Umesh Persad, Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Entrepreneurship (MME) Unit at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), and Dr. Marlon Mencia, Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedics at...

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Research Photocopying Your Bones in 3D: Making 3D Printing for Surgic...
Nov 26, 2019

The use of 3D-printed anatomical models to visualise complex pathology is becoming more commonplace in orthopaedic surgical practice. 3D-printed models are created from high resolution patient scan data (such as CT and MRI) and can be used for preoperative planning, collaboration within the surgical team and as an aid to communication with the patient during consultation.

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Research Research: New Product Development practices and the implemen...
Sep 27, 2019

This paper describes a study of the new product development process within the food and beverage manufacturing sector of Trinidad and Tobago. A total of twenty-three (23) companies agreed to participate in the study.

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Research UTT-Cambridge Collaboration: Understanding Disabled Populati...
Sep 17, 2018

The results demonstrate the usefulness of the TDA approach using machine learning and network visualisation to explore and extract insight from user capability data. The machine learning approach shows promise for application in future Ergonomics/Human Factors studies that capture large multivariate data sets. The Better Design pilot study points the way to future large-scale data collection efforts with multiple sensory, cognitive and motor variables.

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