The University of The Bahamas will be one of the country's most important strategic actors. It will support and drive national development through education, research & innovation and service, by offering high quality programmes grounded in the unique features of the Bahamian environment, economy and history. Its academic structure will allow the University to be responsive to national needs and research opportunities. It will develop new 'signature' or ‘flagship' programmes in fields where it has the capacity to build excellence and will recruit faculty and students both nationally and internationally to support these programmes in these areas.

The University of The Bahamas will also identify key national and international partners whose support can help build academic excellence and secure adequate financial resources.

Across the world, prosperity is increasingly linked to national capacity to meet global challenges, to innovate and develop new products and services. Nations now look to their universities as places where talented researchers and students and entrepreneurs work together to develop products and services which later become new businesses and new social policies. In Latin America and the Caribbean, it has been estimated that 85-90% of knowledge is generated by universities. The University of The Bahamas will be a driver of innovation, developing products and processes which lead to a substantial improvement in those products and processes, to benefit of public and private sectors.

The University of The Bahamas will prepare students to participate fully in the social, cultural, political, economic and spiritual life of their communities and the wider world of which we are all citizens; and will embrace partnerships, both nationally and internationally, with other institutions and community groups that share our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge and education for a better world.

The University of The Bahamas will be governed by its Vision and Mission:

• Offering high quality undergraduate and graduate education, particularly in areas which by virtue of our environment and expertise will permit us to build and enhance competitive advantages;
• Providing an enriched student experience; and
• Fostering research excellence in areas of national and international importance.

1. Build for excellence. As the national university, The University of The Bahamas must build for excellence in all dimensions. The creation of a university is a major investment made by all Bahamians and deserves a commitment to excellence in teaching, research and service.
2. Respect and care for students. We will strive to provide high quality services to our students and to adopt a “whole person” approach in our dealings with students both inside and outside the lecture room.
3. Respond to national needs. The University will respond to national needs as defined internally by faculty and students and externally by government and the private sector.
4. Identify competitive advantages. The University of The Bahamas will identify those areas where by virtue of our particular context, history, geography and culture, we can offer programmes and services that can be best in class.
5. Support innovation and initiative. We will encourage the values of innovation, initiative, creativity and risk-taking. At times, we will undoubtedly make mistakes; without failures we would not be creating anything new.
6. Empower people and create effective teams. We have many creative and talented people and the efforts of everyone will be utilized to meet our goals. We will use teamwork in the service of our goals.
7. Focus on goals, results and the long term. We will advance our agreed goals. We will be alert to the management of unexpected and unintended outcomes and mindful that building a university is a long-term process.
8. Demonstrate transparency and accountability. We will exemplify best practices with respect to transparency and accountability; we will benchmark our performance and we will build our public support on the strength of our proven ability to keep our promises.
9. Engage the country. We will engage all sectors of the country in building our national university and will make the case for the investment required.

1. Business
2. Education
3. Humanities and Social Sciences
4. Pure and Applied Sciences
5. Culinary and Hospitality Management

The University will maintain three (3) primary campuses on New Providence including, the main campus in Oakes Field, the Grosvenor Close Campus in downtown Nassau, off Shirley Street which is today home to the Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, and the Small Island Sustainability Complex (Fall 2009) which will extend our existing facility at the Gladstone Rd. site, now home to our PRU. The new complex will house a flagship multidisciplinary programme covering a range of sustainability issues unique to small island economies.

The Northern Bahamas Campus in Freeport Grand Bahama, will upgraded to a new $8.4 million facility in its first phase and the University will continue to maintain satellite campuses in Abaco, Andros, Exuma and San Salvador, which it will support with major facility and programme upgrades.

1. Programme Expansion & The Student Services
2. Administration & Support Services
3. International Relations
4. Research
5. Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
6. Capital Investment & Development