UWI ranked 39th out of 129 best universities

UPDATE:

THE Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked the University of the West Indies (UWI) 37th among 129 best universities in its 2018 THE Latin America University Rankings.
According to Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles said, “The UWI has been preparing itself for its first official hemispheric ranking since launching its current Triple A Strategy, Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022 entitled Revitalising Caribbean Development.”

Commenting on the University’s performance in the ranking scheme, Beckles said, “Entering officially into the rankings for the first time required tremendous mobilisation of resolve and resources.
“While we are very pleased with our entry ranking, alongside the largest, wealthiest universities, private and public, in the biggest countries, we recognise that we cannot rest on our laurels, not even for ten minutes, until we have reached top ten status in the next ten years. We know what we have to do and our team is getting on with it.”
Beckles said the news of the regional ranking comes as the UWI celebrates its 70th anniversary and now has its sights set on the results of the global university ranking to be released in September 2018 in Singapore.
“Radically enhancing the international reputation and status of the UWI is our ultimate target. To this end, we have embarked on an aggressive global strategy.”

In a press release yesterday, UWI said the UK-based company behind the world’s most influential university ranking judges world-class universities based on rigorous criteria, which include performance indicators grouped into five areas.
These include teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), international outlook (staff, students and research), and industry income (knowledge transfer).

The UWI said during an interview with the THE World University Rankings in London, Beckles discussed the sustainability of The UWI’s commitment to excellence, particularly with reference to the security of funding obligations expected of regional governments, and the growing involvement of the regional private sector.

UWI said in recent years, the university established centers in China, US and Nigeria with others being discussed for Canada, the European Union, Latin America, and the UK.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked the University of the West Indies (UWI) 37th among 129 best universities in its 2018 THE Latin America University Rankings.

According to Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles said, “The UWI has been preparing itself for its first official hemispheric ranking since launching its current Triple A Strategy, Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022 entitled Revitalising Caribbean Development.”