The University of the West Indies (UWI) has announced that its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, will present his official annual report covering the 2024/2025 academic year to the institution’s top governing body, the University Council, in a publicly accessible live broadcast on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Per an official statement released by the regional higher education institution, Professor Beckles’ presentation will lay out the university’s most important milestones from the past academic year, a full review of the institution’s overall performance, and its planned strategic trajectory for the coming years. The report will specifically highlight UWI’s ongoing work to advance its core long-term priorities: strengthening institutional resilience to navigate shifting educational and economic landscapes, building capacity to address emerging global and regional challenges, and expanding the university’s impact and standing across the Caribbean and worldwide.
As the highest governing authority in the UWI system, the University Council holds responsibility for supervising all of the university’s administrative and operational affairs, including the appointment of senior leadership. The body is currently chaired by Chancellor Dodridge Miller, who oversees the Council’s deliberations and formal decision-making processes.
To make this key annual governance event accessible to students, faculty, alumni, and members of the public across the region, the full proceedings will be broadcast live via UWItv. The broadcast is scheduled to kick off at 10:00 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time (Eastern Caribbean time) and 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (Jamaica time). Interested viewers can stream the event live through the official UWItv website at www.uwitv.global, or access the broadcast on UWItv via FLOW EVO cable television services.