Vice-chancellor's Overview
NEW WEBSITES
In November 2021, The UWI launched a redesigned,
modern, and more efficient website for its central
administrative operations—www.uwi.edu.
Weeks before its launch, however, the design of the
new website was entered in the 9th Annual Education
Digital Marketing Awards; it emerged as a Gold Award
winner from among 1,000 entries from other colleges,
universities and secondary schools around the world.
www.uwi.edu is The UWI’s system-wide or ‘Centre’
website that serves as the primary digital asset for the
regional university, and an online gateway to its five
campuses (Mona, Jamaica; St. Augustine, Trinidad and
Tobago; Cave Hill, Barbados; Five Islands, Antigua and
the Open Campus).
“Among the primary focus of these
areas have been the design and
development of a more modern,
world-class, user-centred web
presence, with more engaging
content that better supports the
University’s mission, strategic
business goals and objectives.”
Dr. Rhonda Jaipaul-O’Garro,
University Director, Marketing & Communications
Barbuda; and its Open Campus), as well as ten global
centres with partnering institutions
The website redesign project, which began in 2019,
was led by The UWI’s University Marketing and
Communications Office and the Office of the Chief
Information Officer, with general oversight by the
University Registrar, Dr. Maurice D. Smith. According to
University Director, Marketing and Communications, Dr.
Rhonda Jaipaul-O’Garro, “It took on greater significance
with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic because of
the increased technological dependence in meeting
stakeholder needs and advancing the University’s
ongoing digital transformation strategy. The website is
also a critical tool in strengthening The UWI’s visibility
and engagement as a top-ranked university, currently
positioned among the best 1.5% in the world.”
As part of the same website project, a key element
of The UWI’s overall digital transformation focus,
all five campus websites were also redesigned. In
addition to the updated layout and content, the
site redesigns featured a responsive design and a
programme search function that allows users to
easily access programme information directly from
the homepages. The sites’ architecture was also
reorganised so that information could be located
more intuitively.
