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id="mainblurb"> <div class="column5 alpha py-6"> <h2>A global 21st century university rooted in the Caribbean</h2> <p>For over seven decades, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has provided service and leadership to the Caribbean region and wider world.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container12"> <div class="column12 alpha box-center" id="blurb"> <p class="blurby">Starting as a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI has evolved into a modern, future-driven, activist, top-ranked academy with over 50,000 students. Our mission to advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation for the positive transformation of the Caribbean is centred on producing critical thinkers and leaders who serve the needs of the 21st century society.</p> </div> <div class="column12 alpha row box-center" id="campusesage"> <div class="column2"> <a href="https://mona.uwi.edu"> <div class="name fix"><h4>Mona</h4></div> <p class="country">Jamaica</p> <p class="date">1948</p> </a> </div> <div class="column2"><a href="https://sta.uwi.edu"> <div class="name"><h4>St. Augustine</h4></div> <p class="country">Trinidad and Tobago</p> <p class="date">1960</p></a> </div> <div class="column2"><a href="https://cavehill.uwi.edu"> <div class="name"><h4>Cave Hill</h4></div> <p class="country">Barbados</p> <p class="date">1963</p></a> </div> <div class="column2"><a href="https://open.uwi.edu"> <div class="name fix"><h4>Global</h4></div> <p class="country">Regional & online</p> <p class="date">2023</p></a> </div> <div class="column2"><a href="https://fiveislands.uwi.edu"> <div class="name"><h4>Five Islands</h4></div> <p class="country">Antigua and Barbuda</p> <p class="date">2019</p></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="midarea" class="full"> <div class="container12"> <div class="column12 alpha row"> <div id="benefits" class="column12 row"> <div class="column4 alpha card first" id="onlyone"> <h3>One of only two regional universities in the world</h3> <p>The UWI extends from Belize in Central America to Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean. </p> </div> <div class="column4 alpha card second" id="tenglobal"> <h3>Ten global centres</h3> <p>It is also one of the world’s most globalised universities, with 10 global centres spread across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia.</p> </div> <div class="column4 alpha card third" id="triplea">  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bottomarea" class="bigbreak full"> <div id="bigbreaktitle"> <h1>At a glance</h1> </div> <div id="parentVerticalTab" class="container12"> <ul class="resp-tabs-list hor_1 column3 alpha"> <li>World Ranking</li> <li>Activist University</li> <li>COVID-19</li> <li>Climate Action</li> <li>Reparatory Justice</li> <li>Innovation and Entrepreneurship</li> <li>One Caribbean Solution</li> <li>Hemispheric Consortium</li> </ul> <div class="resp-tabs-container hor_1 column9 omega"> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 alpha info halfrow"> <h2>Ranked among the best in the world</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>Since 2016 when the University management took the strategic decision to prepare and position the institution for global competitive rankings, its performance results have been steadily progressive. The choice to engage the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking system was based on its standing as the most reputable and independently quality assured. Its annual rankings have become a standard measuring tool in the comparative performances of the best global universities. </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>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.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_ranked_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_ranked_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>Leading as an activist university</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>The UWI is an activist university with a mission to advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation for the positive transformation of the Caribbean and the wider world. The regional institution is an ideal partner for research collaboration, expert-knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement in a diverse range of Caribbean-focused development projects, initiatives and inter-</p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>institutional agreements with regional and international governments, multi-lateral development agencies, and the private sector. </p> <p>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. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_activist_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_activist_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>COVID-19</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>Its demonstrable impact and value was evident in The UWI’s contribution in close partnership with the governments to successfully contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean region. </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>UWI science, medicine, engineering and volunteerism of staff, students and alumni on the frontlines helped shape the Caribbean response as a best-case study recognised across the world. <a href="https://uwi.edu/covid19/sites/covid19/files/TogetherintheCaribbeansfightagainstCOVID-19.pdf" target="_blank">Read more</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_covid_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_covid_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>Climate Action and SDG Impact</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>The UWI’s advocacy on the SDGs and the 2030 development has received global acknowledgement. In 2018, the International Association of Universities (IAU) designated The UWI as the lead institution for a Global University Consortium on SDG 13 (Climate Action) in recognition of the University’s decades of research contributions on climate change and sustainable development. </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>In an analysis of research conducted over the past three decades, prior to and after the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report, The UWI emerged as the leading University producer of information on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). <a href="https://online.flippingbook.com/view/496053/" target="_blank">Read more on The UWI's climate action</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://uwi.edu/climateaction/" target="_blank">Access our Climate Action portal here</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_climate_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_climate_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>Reparatory Justice</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>As the global reparatory justice movement takes shape as one of the greatest political movements of the 21st century, The UWI affirms its commitment to greater advocacy and consciousness-raising. As a university with social justice as part of its core mission, it ushered a new era in the global reparations movement in 2019. </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>As part of the first-ever Caribbean Reparatory Justice initiative, The UWI partnered with Glasgow University in Scotland to create the <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/gccdr/" target="_blank">Glasgow-Caribbean Centre for Development Research</a> representing a <a href=" https://uwitv.org/uwi-news/historic-memorandum-of-understanding-signed-between-the-university-of-the-west-indies-and-the-university-of-glasgow" target="_blank">20-year commitment of a £20 million</a> investment placing it at the forefront of global reparations as a development framework.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_reparation_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_reparation_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>Innovation and Entrepreneurship</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>Understanding that innovation is a key driver of economic growth, The UWI has embraced a leadership role in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship across the region to realise this growth. </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p><a href="https://online.flippingbook.com/view/484744/" target="_blank">Read more on how The UWI is building an entrepreneurial university.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_innovation_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_innovation_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>One Caribbean Solution</h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>Passionate about ‘One Caribbean’ development solutions, The UWI serves as the Secretariat for <a href="http://www.universitiescaribbean.com/" target="_blank">Universities Caribbean</a>, an association of Caribbean-based universities and research institutes spread across CARICOM countries as well as Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the French and </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>Dutch-speaking Antilles, working to foster cooperation among the higher education institutions in the Caribbean region, leveraging expertise and strengthening the alignment between higher education, development agencies, the public and private sectors and civil society.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_onecaribbean_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_onecaribbean_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha row item"> <div class="column10 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column10 omega info halfrow"> <h2>Hemispheric University Consortium </h2> <div class="column4 alpha"> <p>The UWI is also a co-chair of the <a href="http://www.thehuc.org/" target="_blank">Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC)</a>, comprising 14 universities across Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States committed to sharing academic and infrastructure resources and collaborating in addressing the </p> </div> <div class="column4 omega"> <p>challenges facing universities and global society, through a range of broad and dynamic key thematic areas with priority given to human prosperity and well-being, and climate change, sustainability and resilience.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column10 alpha itempics"> <div class="column2 alpha pic-sml"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_hemispheric_sml.jpg" /> </div> <div class="column8 omega pic-lrg"> <img src="images/inside/about/pic_hemispheric_lrg.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container12"> <div class="column12 alpha row item mt-6"> <div class="column12 alpha halfrow"> <div class="column12 alpha box-center fullrow"> <h4>A legacy of producing leaders</h4> </div> <div class="column10 omega halfrow prefix1 box-center"> <p class="blurby">UWI graduates can be found in every sector of Caribbean society, including the highest levels of government and business. 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