University of the West Indies
International university in the Caribbean
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| 2023 | UWI ranked in the top 150 best universities globally for research impact in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| 2021 | UWI was ranked in the 401-500th band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| 2021 | UWI was ranked in the top 20 in the Times Higher Education Latin American University rankings, and first in the Caribbean. |
| 2021 | The Inter-American Development Bank became a stakeholder of UWI under Cuban-American President Mauricio Claver-Carone, forming a public-private partnership. |
| 2020 | University of the West Indies ranked among the top 100 in Golden Age University Rankings and Impact Rankings, becoming the only Caribbean university to achieve this prestigious recognition. |
| 2020 | UWI and the University of Havana signed an agreement to establish the Institute for the Sustainable Development of the Caribbean, with UWI Mona leading the initiative. |
| August 1 2020 | The University of the West Indies approved the establishment of a new Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts at the Cave Hill Campus. |
| 2019 | Establishment of the Five Islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda, the most recent addition to the University of the West Indies system. |
| 2018 | The Institute for Global Africa Affairs was launched, offering a joint master's degree in Global African Studies. |
| 2018 | Students from Cave Hill and Mona campuses began a two-year program in Suzhou, China, studying software engineering and Mandarin as part of the UWI-China partnership. |
| 2017 | Robert Bermudez is appointed Chancellor, representing the most recent leadership transition of the University of the West Indies. |
| 2017 | The University of the West Indies launched its Faculty of Sport, integrating teaching, research, professional development, community partnerships, and student sports activities across four regional Academies of Sport: Cave Hill, Open Campus, Mona, and St Augustine. |
| 2017 | UWI and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) signed a memorandum of agreement to establish the Institute for Global Africa Affairs. |
| 2017 | UWI and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) established the UNILAG-UWI Institute of African and Diaspora Studies to conduct research and offer a master's degree in African and Diaspora Studies. |
| 2017 | UWI established the UWI-SUNY Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development (CLSD) on SUNY's Empire State campus in Manhattan, aimed at helping Commonwealth Caribbean meet UN Sustainable Development Goals. |
| 2016 | UWI and the Global Institute for Software Technology (GIST) established the UWI-China Institute for Information Technology, initiating a technology and education partnership. |
| 2015 | Marlon James, a UWI graduate, won the prestigious Man Booker Prize, highlighting the university's excellence in literature. |
| May 2015 | Professor Sir Hilary Beckles becomes Vice-Chancellor of UWI, succeeding Professor E. Nigel Harris. |
| 2011 | M. H. Ahmad concludes his role as director of the Biotechnology Centre at Mona campus. |
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