University of the West Indies

The first one in the top 5 best universities in Jamaica that Toplist would like to introduce to you is University of the West Indies. The University of the West Indies (UWI), formerly known as the University College of the West Indies, is a public university system in the Caribbean that was established to serve the higher education needs of residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Luci Each country is either a Commonwealth of Nations member or a British Overseas Territory. The university's goal is to help "unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth" in the West Indies, allowing for greater regional autonomy. The university began as an independent external college of the University of London.

Students from the university have excelled in a variety of fields, including the arts and sciences, business, politics, and sports. Three Nobel Laureates, 72 Rhodes Scholars, three Gates Cambridge Scholarship winners, one Emmy award winner, one Man Booker Prize winner, one American Book Awards winner, multiple Commonwealth Short Story Prize winners, 18 current or former Caribbean Heads of Government, an Olympic gold medalist, and other award winners are among the notable alumni and faculty. The university's cricket team used to compete in West Indian domestic cricket, but it now plays as part of a Combined Campuses and Colleges team.

The UWI system's headquarters are located on the Mona campus in Jamaica. Apart from UWI Mona, UWI has four major university campuses: UWI Cave Hill (Barbados), UWI St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago), UWI Five Islands (Antigua and Barbuda), and the regional UWI Open Campus in UWI-funding Caribbean nations.

Country rank: 1

World rank: 5141

Website: www.uwi.edu