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THE UWI, MONA LIBRARY: FIRST UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE THE US TO GET EBSCO SOLAR GRANT
Posted: August 15, 2018
(L-R), Mr Stanley Smellie, of the Energy Management Unit, Mona School of Engineering; Dr Paulette Kerr, Campus Librarian, The UWI, Mona Library; Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa, Deputy Principal, The UWI, Mona; Professor Paul Reece, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, The UWI Mona; Mr Damien Satterthwaite, Regional Sales Manager, Caribbean EBSCO Information Services; Dr. Sasekea Harris, Head: Science & Engineering Branch Library (SEBL) and Adjunct Lecturer in Dept. of Library & Info.
Recalling Naipaul
Posted: August 14, 2018
The following statement on the passing of Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad (V.S.) Naipaul is issued by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles.
17 to receive UWI Honorary Degrees at 2018 Graduation
Posted: August 10, 2018
Seventeen influencers who have made outstanding contributions regionally and internationally within their respective fields will be awarded honorary degrees by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in 2018.
As is tradition, the honorary graduands represent a cross-section of eminent people in the arts, sciences and other fields. Their degrees which have been approved by the University Council, will be conferred at The UWI’s 2018 graduation ceremonies and presented by Chancellor Robert Bermudez.
Professor Gift appointed to oversee The UWI Board of Graduate Studies and Research
Posted: August 08, 2018
Effective August 1, 2018, Professor Stephan Gift is the new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research, at The University of the West Indies (The UWI). Professor Gift’s appointment was approved at the June meeting of University Finance & General Purposes Committee. He succeeds Professor Dale Webber who has now taken up the portfolio of Campus Principal of The UWI Mona Campus.
New Leadership at the UWI Mona Campus from August 1, 2018
Posted: August 03, 2018
On August 1, 2018, The UWI, Mona Campus welcomes Professor Dale Webber as its new Campus Principal and Professor Ian Boxill as its Deputy Campus Principal. Professor Webber’s appointment was approved by Chancellor Robert Bermudez in April, on behalf of the University Council and Professor Boxill’s nomination for appointment was accepted at the University Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting in June.
UWI MONA-WJC CELEBRATES LASCO/NAJ NURSING STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Posted: July 26, 2018
The UWI Mona-Western Jamaica Campus (WJC) is celebrating the LASCO/Nursing Association of Jamaica Nursing Student of the Year 2018-2019, and the UWISON being named Nursing School of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.
The UWI: Best in the Caribbean
Posted: July 23, 2018
Cementing its place as the Caribbean’s top University, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) made its debut in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings as the only institution in the Caribbean region to be listed in its 2018 Latin America University Rankings, released on July 18, 2018.
The UWI’s Elite Global Ranking
Posted: July 23, 2018
The Times Higher Education (THE), the most respected higher education ranking agency in the world, has given The University of the West Indies (The UWI) the excellent ranking of 4th out of 129 best universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region f
The UWI Ranked Among Top Third of the World’s Latin American Universities
Posted: July 23, 2018
In its most comprehensive analysis of the region, Times Higher Education (THE) named The University of the West Indies (The UWI) among the top third universities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SALISES AND INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UK, SIGN MOU
Posted: June 14, 2018
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at the University of the West Indies officially signed a partnership Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) based at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. The official signing ceremony took place on Thursday April 26 at the 19th Annual SALISES Conference, at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay, St James from April 25-27, 2018.
(From Left) Director of IDS, Professor Melissa Leach and current University Director of SALISES across all UWI three campuses, Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee.