This collection includes documents and images related to the founding of the University of the West Indies. Included is the Priestley Diaries which was written by one of the members of the Committee on Higher Education which visited the West Indies in 1944 to investigate the setting up of a West Indian University.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
