AUA is on the verge of providing the most modern and fully-equipped medical studying environment in the Caribbean. A new $60 million, 17-acre campus is scheduled to be complete by January 2010.
To exhibit our commitment to providing the most modern medical studying environment and small class sizes for optimum learning enhancement, we are very near to the completion of our a $60 million, 17-acre campus. To date, the University has completed construction on its first four buildings, comprising of a total of 16,000 square feet of classrooms, labs and faculty offices. Currently, the four buildings are being occupied by second and fourth semester students and their faculty. Once the entire construction is completed, currently scheduled for January 2010, the new campus will house over 75,000 square feet of wi-fi classrooms and a multi-story library, which will also include a fully equipped learning center, study rooms, student government, and administrative and faculty offices making it one of the most modern in the Caribbean. We will maintain our 120 maximum per class seat structure.
The library will contain over 5,000 pieces of biomedical information, reading materials, audio-visual aids, computerized instructional materials and advanced technological resources, and wireless internet access. In addition, there will be a large retractable covered amphitheater that will hold 400 seats for guest speakers, seminars, ceremonies and live entertainment. Student housing, which will come later, will be part of the new campus as well, with beautiful residence halls for all students entering their first two semesters. For recreational purposes, there will be a cricket field, soccer field, running track, baseball field, tennis court and a full gym with a snack and juice bar.
It is estimated that over 350 local workers are employed during this construction phase. In addition, AUA has employed additional members of the surrounding community to provide a variety of services including transportation and consumer services. AUA is grateful to the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda for extending the invitation to work together to make Antigua the preeminent provider of medical services in the Caribbean.
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To exhibit our commitment to providing the most modern medical studying environment and small class sizes for optimum learning enhancement, we are very near to the completion of our a $60 million, 17-acre campus. To date, the University has completed construction on its first four buildings, comprising of a total of 16,000 square feet of classrooms, labs and faculty offices. Currently, the four buildings are being occupied by second and fourth semester students and their faculty. Once the entire construction is completed, currently scheduled for January 2010, the new campus will house over 75,000 square feet of wi-fi classrooms and a multi-story library, which will also include a fully equipped learning center, study rooms, student government, and administrative and faculty offices making it one of the most modern in the Caribbean. We will maintain our 120 maximum per class seat structure.
The library will contain over 5,000 pieces of biomedical information, reading materials, audio-visual aids, computerized instructional materials and advanced technological resources, and wireless internet access. In addition, there will be a large retractable covered amphitheater that will hold 400 seats for guest speakers, seminars, ceremonies and live entertainment. Student housing, which will come later, will be part of the new campus as well, with beautiful residence halls for all students entering their first two semesters. For recreational purposes, there will be a cricket field, soccer field, running track, baseball field, tennis court and a full gym with a snack and juice bar.
It is estimated that over 350 local workers are employed during this construction phase. In addition, AUA has employed additional members of the surrounding community to provide a variety of services including transportation and consumer services. AUA is grateful to the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda for extending the invitation to work together to make Antigua the preeminent provider of medical services in the Caribbean.