Saturday, January 7, 2023 is declared "UWI Day"

Photo captions - Region-wide UWI Day Proclamations:

1st set

UWI Day Proclamation in Jamaica: Governor General, His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen (left) presents the proclamation to Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI, Mona Campus
UWI Day Proclamation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Her Excellency Dame Susan Dougan, Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (right), Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Dr. Deborah Dalrymple, Head, The UWI Open Campus St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

2nd set

UWI Day Proclamation in Antigua & Barbuda: His Excellency, Sir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua & Barbuda (right) presents the proclamation to Professor Densil A. Williams, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI, Five Islands Campus.
UWI Day Proclamation in Grenada: (from left) Ambassador Gillian Bristol, Director of The UWI Latin American-Caribbean Centre (LACC), Her Excellency Dame Cecile La Grenade, Governor General of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Nicole Phillip-Dowe, Deputy Director (Ag), The UWI Open Campus Country Sites and Mrs. Keisha Commissiong-Branch, Head (Ag) The UWI Open Campus Grenada. Standing are alumni who attended the ceremony.

3rd set

UWI Day Proclamation in Belize: Dr. Sharmayne Saunders, Head of The UWI Open Campus Belize (left) receives the proclamation from Her Excellency Froyla Tzalam, Governor-General of Belize.
UWI Day Proclamation in Dominica: Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit (right) presents the proclamation to Dr. Kimone Joseph, Head of The UWI Open Campus Dominica.

About The University of the West Indies

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region.

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world.

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). In the latest World University Rankings 2022, released in September 2021, The UWI moved up an impressive 94 places from last year. In the current global field of some 30,000 universities and elite research institutes, The UWI stands among the top 1.5%.

The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean, it is also in the top 20 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old). The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

For more, visit www.uwi.edu.