Office of Planning
Throughout the academic year 2022/2023, the UOP offered technical and advisory assistance to the Vice- Chancellery and other business units within the University system to support implementing strategic and operational initiatives aligned with the Triple A Strategy 2022–2027, Phase II: Revenue Revolution. To promote teamwork and facilitate their work, the UOP conducted five staff meetings during the review period, serving operational and developmental purposes.
Office of Planning
Developments within the Human Resources Operation
Professor Densil A. Williams Pro Vice-Chancellor, Planning
Throughout the reporting period, Ms. Greer McKenzie was promoted to Senior Research Technician within the UOP. Additionally, Ms. Sharon Hamilton, Project Officer III, took a one-year sabbatical. During her sabbatical, Mr. Tashfeen Ahmad took over the portfolio role of monitoring and evaluating the strategic plan. The Portfolio The UOP divided its work into four non-mutually exclusive units. These units are Strategic Planning, Business Intelligence/Institutional Research, Economic Engagement/Industry Partnerships, and Business Process Re-engineering/Project Management. The members of these units performed both technical and routine administrative work across seven broad portfolios, including but not limited to:
will enhance the work of the University. participation in university ranking exercises. proposal developments to enhance operational efficiency.
2. Datasets for the Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Report to Council, 2021/2022. 3. Results of the UWI Student Satisfaction Survey 2023 and the UWI Staff Engagement Survey 2023.
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Report on the Times Higher Education Results of the Reputation Survey 2022. Report on the Times Higher Education Results of the World University Ranking 2022. Report on the Times Higher Education Results of the University Impact Ranking 2023. Report on the Times Higher Education Results of the Latin American and Caribbean University Ranking 2023. Report on the Webometrics and URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2023 results.
Major Activities During the academic year 2022/2023, the UOP diligently worked towards supporting the UWI Triple A Plan through its engagement with the various pillars of Access, Alignment, and Agility. The UOP’s core portfolios were focused on achieving the objectives and targets outlined in the plan around these three strategic goals. ACCESS The UOP engaged in the preparation and dissemination of the following works over the period to meet the goal of Access:
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survey design and implementation.
9. Review paper on The UWI’s potential participation in the QS World University Ranking. 10. Report on Implementation of Core Operational Metrics. 11. Framework for the OBUS Student Survey of the UWI Learner Mindsets.
policy research to develop proposals for new business. strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
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• development of ICT systems and analytical tools for monitoring and evaluating major projects. • execution of special projects based on demand that
1. The University of the West Indies Student Statistics, 2017/2018 to 2021/2022.
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