The UWI celebrates GOLD at the 39th Annual Educational Advertising Awards

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, WI. Tuesday, May 21, 2024—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce its gold prize in the 'Special Promotions Campaign' category from the 39th Annual Educational Advertising Awards (EduADAwards) for its outstanding 75th anniversary digital launch campaign.

The Educational Advertising Awards, recognised as the most prominent educational advertising awards competition in the US, is a highly competitive platform showcasing the best educational marketing and communication. The panel of judges consist of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, and marketing and advertising professionals.

The UWI's 75th anniversary digital campaign, which included the reveal of the anniversary theme, logo, and a sequenced video package, was reviewed among more than 2,000 entries received from over 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all fifty US states and several foreign countries. Other Gold Award winners include Johns Hopkins University, New York University, and MIT Professional Education.

University Director of Marketing and Communications, Dr Rhonda Jaipaul-O'Garro, said, "We are proud that the 75th anniversary campaign was spearheaded by the University Marketing and Communications Office and the award-winning logo and launch videos were all produced by competent in-house teams' resident within our university system. Our 'gold standard' is proven by these industry accolades. This is our sixth international award. We've consistently shown our ability to innovate, be creative, and communicate our brand effectively and impactfully. We look forward to continuing our momentum.”

The UWI's jubilee anniversary campaign also earned a gold honour in the 17th annual edition of the AVA Digital Awards earlier this year. Before that, in 2022 The UWI won two global accolades for the redesign of the University's central website, www.uwi.edu. In 2021, it won two golds for its E-Publication in Climate Action, its COVID-19 Task Force Website, and special merit for its Climate Advocacy and Action Website.

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 center of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for over 75 years. From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with nearly 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 Global Campus, and global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

The UWI offers over 1000 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 the wider world.

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the best in the world by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). Since The UWI’s 2018 debut in THE’s rankings, it has performed well in multiple schemes—among them including World University Rankings, Golden Age University Rankings (between 50 and 80 years old), Latin America Rankings, and the 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 Well-being; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

Learn more at www.uwi.edu.