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'''<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Founded in 1962, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) lies in the heart of the beautiful Caribbean. Although UVI is located in one of the most popular vacation spots in the world, it offers far more than just sun, sand, sea and palm trees. The UVI experience is uniquely multi-cultural, international, entrepreneurial and intellectually stimulating. UVI provides a vital and exciting environment for educating future leaders of the global 21st century community.</span></span>'''
= <span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Overview</span></span>=<div>[[File:Uvi.jpg|thumb]]<br/> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15; background-color: transparent;">A university surrounded by clear, blue waters, the University of the Virgin Islands</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: georgia, serif; background-color: transparent;">is historically American, uniquely Caribbean and globally interactive. With approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students, UVI focuses on producing stud</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: georgia, serif; background-color: transparent;">ents who are able to lead nations, perform efficient research and serve the world with the help of their </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">balanced, globally sensitive minds. Learning experiences such as global partnerships and student exchange programs allow students to grow both mentally and spiritually. This gives students a sense of well-roundedness that is needed as they strive to be professionals in the real world.</span>
= <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4e1af935-b032-0c52-443b-1af99d5a5f55"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-sizeweight: bold; vertical-align: 15pxbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap; linebackground-color: transparent;">Academic and Certificate Programs</span></span></span></span> = === <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4e1af935-b032-0c52-443b-1af99d5a5f55"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-heightspace: 1.15pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">A university surrounded by clear, blue watersE</span></span>ntrepreneurship Minor</span> === <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:georgia, serif;">The minor in Entrepreneurship is offered to all UVI students regardless of their degree program. The program is designed to supplement any other degree with a focus on the University fundamental skills of entrepreneurship covered in six courses or eighteen total hours. Entrepreneurship education will prepare the student with the Virgin Islands tools and experiences necessary to explore the role of new venture creation and growth within their primary discipline. The minor is historically Americanequally accessible to non-business students through the creation of a set of four, uniquely Caribbean and globally interactiveone credit hour, online concept courses that provide maximum flexibility to any UVI student wishing to pursue the minor. With approximately 2</span></span> === <span style="font-family:georgia,500 undergraduate and graduate studentsserif;">Certificate in Entrepreneurship Program</span> === <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:georgia, serif;">UVI focuses on producing offers a certificate in proficiency in entrepreneurship to allow participants to deeply explore a specific aspect of entrepreneurship. The program is open to all UVI students regardless of their degree program. Non-matriculated students who from the community are able also welcome to lead nationsparticipate.</span></span> === <span style="font-family:georgia, perform efficient research and serve the world with the help of their balanced, globally sensitive minds. serif;">13-D Entrepreneurship Competition</span> ===<p style="text-align: justify;"> Learning experiences such as global partnerships and <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">The student exchange programs allow students entrepreneurship competitions were made possible by a $5 million gift to grow both mentally UVI from investment strategist and spirituallyentrepreneur Kiril Sokoloff, the [[File:13-D.jpg|thumb]]founder of 13D Research on St. Thomas. This gives students The gift supports 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competitions, a sense Distinguished Professor of wellEntrepreneurship Endowed Chair and the Entrepreneurial Speaker Series at UVI. The first college-level 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition concluded in May, 2012. The first presentation in the speaker series was made in March by acclaimed business woman and philanthropist Loida Nicolas. The </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">1</span><span style="font-roundedness that family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">3-</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">D </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;">Competition is needed as they strive sponsored by Innovative Companies, which has made a significant long-term commitment of $50,000 a year to be professionals in support the real worldentrepreneurship effort.</span></spanp></div><div></div>