{"id":112964,"date":"2020-07-03T17:55:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T21:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=112964"},"modified":"2020-07-03T17:55:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T21:55:23","slug":"the-uwi-surpasses-high-reputation-with-new-top-100-universities-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/the-uwi-surpasses-high-reputation-with-new-top-100-universities-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"The UWI Surpasses High Reputation With New Top 100 Universities\u2019 Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1713663839\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Postpaid_Come Cross Postpaid 1200x400_Opt.1_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is now among a list of the world\u2019s top 100 Universities in new rankings released by <\/span><span class=\"s15\">Times Higher Education (THE). <\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-1052620580\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">On June 24, <\/span><span class=\"s15\">THE<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> revealed its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/student\/best-universities\/best-golden-age-universities\"><span class=\"s16\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s16\">Golden Age University Rankings<\/span><span class=\"s16\">\u2019<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s14\">of<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> established higher education institutions across the world that have been around for <\/span><span class=\"s14\">50 to 80<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> years. <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Based<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> on years of existence, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">this category <\/span><span class=\"s14\">compare<\/span><span class=\"s14\">s<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">institutions<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> established between 1945 and 1967<\/span><span class=\"s14\">,<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> using the same <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/world-university-rankings\/world-university-rankings-2020-methodology\"><span class=\"s17\">criteria and methodology as the World Rankings<\/span><span class=\"s17\">.<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s14\"> According to <\/span><span class=\"s15\">THE,<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u201cthe ranking takes its name from what was a <\/span><span class=\"s15\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s15\">Golden Age<\/span><span class=\"s15\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> in global higher education, characterised by rapid university expansion and increasing investment in research.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">These results reinforce that in spite of being a relatively young institution, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">and having limited access to financial and development resources, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">i<\/span><span class=\"s14\">n just over <\/span><span class=\"s14\">70 years<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> The UWI <\/span><span class=\"s14\">has <\/span><span class=\"s14\">successfully <\/span><span class=\"s14\">built a solid reputation as the higher education leader. <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Recently<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> during the annual report presentation to <\/span><span class=\"s14\">its U<\/span><span class=\"s14\">niversity Council, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles noted that <\/span><span class=\"s14\">the <\/span><span class=\"s14\">academy is among the best in the world and its reputation has never been higher. This latest <\/span><span class=\"s14\">t<\/span><span class=\"s14\">op 100 <\/span><span class=\"s15\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s15\">Golden Age<\/span><span class=\"s15\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> ranking <\/span><span class=\"s14\">performance affirms The UWI\u2019s prestige and leadership as it is now a familiar and consistent name in the <\/span><span class=\"s15\">Times Higher Education\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">r<\/span><span class=\"s14\">ankings, yet remains the sole Carib<\/span><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span class=\"s14\">bean university on all the lists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">Reacting to the news, Vice-Chancellor Beckles said<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s14\">Our<\/span><span class=\"s14\">astounding performance in yet another ranking table <\/span><span class=\"s14\">beseeches<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> the question, again\u2014how does The UWI maintain its elite ranking located as it is<\/span><span class=\"s14\">,<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> in an economy that has not seen sustained economic growth in 30 years? The answer is\u2014our deep stakeholder commitment, focused leadership, and the power of d<\/span><span class=\"s14\">edicated, unwavering colleagues. It is no secret that for the greater part of its existence, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">The UWI has had to function with a significant measure of deficit financing as we deliver this public <\/span><span class=\"s14\">good, which<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> is time and time again rated as world-class<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> by international ranking standards<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. As we continue skilfully managing, we look forward to <\/span><span class=\"s14\">the roll out <\/span><span class=\"s14\">of a new financial model that will<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> see the University soaring to even higher heights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">Vice-Chancellor Beckles set out on a strategic path, five years ago, to globally<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> transform The UWI\u2019s reputation<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> before going to markets to raise revenue. \u201cWe are now at this juncture,\u201d he said, \u201cand we are pleased with the outcomes to date.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3377845729\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Postpaid_Come Cross Postpaid 1200x400_Opt.1_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2735862810\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:730\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">Back in <\/span><span class=\"s14\">April, The<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> UWI also <\/span><span class=\"s14\">appeared on<\/span> <span class=\"s15\">THE\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/rankings\/impact\/2020\/overall\"><span class=\"s18\">Impact Rankings 2020<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s14\"> which map<\/span><span class=\"s14\">s<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> how universities are responding<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> to the<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> world\u2019s biggest concerns<\/span><span class=\"s14\">,<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). <\/span><span class=\"s14\">This is<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the <\/span><span class=\"s14\">only global performance table<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> that assess<\/span><span class=\"s14\">es<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> universities on their research, outreach and stewardship of the SDGs. Of the 768 universities from 85 countries<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> on the table<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, The UWI ranked among the top 200 for its work on SDG3: Good Health and Wellbeing; SDG5: Gender Equality and SDG13: Climate Action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">The UWI\u2019s Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures works to strengthen the regional university\u2019s positioning and engagement with the 2030 global development agenda. Commenting on the Impact Rankings, t<\/span><span class=\"s14\">he Office\u2019s Director, Dr<\/span><span class=\"s14\">Stacy Richards-Kennedy asserted, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">\u201cThis international <\/span><span class=\"s14\">recognition of The UWI\u2019s contribution to advancing the 2030 agenda for sustainable development is a tribute to the hard work of our staff and students from various Faculties and Research Centres and Institutes across our five Campuses.\u00a0 Since the 2015 commitment of UN member states to the SDGs, The UWI has championed the central role of universities to national and regional engagement in the global development agenda through teaching, research, advocacy and partnerships, while at the same time serving as \u2018living labs\u2019 for sustainable institutional practices.\u00a0 During this UN-declared Decade of Action, The UWI will continue to intensify its efforts at leveraging its inter-disciplinary research and scientific expertise on the unique issues faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), to address the multi-dimensional development challenges facing the Caribbean.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2719604134\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s14\">This <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Impact Rankings recognition<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> further <\/span><span class=\"s14\">endorses The UWI\u2019s advocacy on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">In January 2019, the International Association of Universities (IAU) selected The UWI as a global leader in the mobilisation of higher education and research institutions for sustainable development. <\/span><span class=\"s14\">The<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> IAU designated The UWI as the lead institution for a Global University Consortium on SDG 13 in recognition of <\/span><span class=\"s14\">its<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> research contributions on climate change and sustainable development.<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">The UWI\u2019s work on SDG5 earned the spotlight i<\/span><span class=\"s14\">n 2018, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">when the University<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> launched a<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Gender Policy to formalise its commitment to gender justice and establish a framework for its implementation<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. The Policy serves as a blueprint to incorporate the issues of gender and development and to express the fundamental principles that are deemed vital to sustainable growth and development throughout the Caribbean.<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">The UWI also score<\/span><span class=\"s14\">d<\/span><span class=\"s14\">highly on <\/span><span class=\"s14\">SDG3 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">which <\/span><span class=\"s14\">measures universities\u2019 research on key diseases and conditions, their support for healthcare professions, and the health of students and staff<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Its<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> strength in this area<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> was <\/span><span class=\"s14\">demonstrated and reinforced<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">over the past few months i<\/span><span class=\"s14\">n<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> its leadership through<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> science and medicine in the Caribbean region\u2019s fight against the COVID-<\/span><span class=\"s14\">19 pandemic, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">described by Vice-Chancellor Beckles as \u201cThe UWI\u2019s finest hour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-4118505634\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is now among a list of the world\u2019s top 100 Universities in new rankings released by Times Higher Education (THE). On June 24, THE revealed its \u2018Golden Age University Rankings\u2019of established higher education institutions across the world that have been around for 50 to 80 years. 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