UWI launching ‘Operation Revenue Revolution’ pushback against Covid-19 pandemic

Sir Hilary Beckles

If Latin America and the Caribbean may not be ideally positioned to follow developed countries seeking to ensure that their higher education systems return to normalcy at the earliest possible time, some institutions in the region would appear to be moving to ensure that they are not left too far behind.

Last week the University of the West Indies (UWI) announced that it had commenced planning for a new “financial culture” that will underpin the financial management of the institution in the prevailing Covid-19 climate. A release from the institution stated that its executive management team had embarked on a planning retreat at the conclusion of which it intended to “roll out a new operational plan to deal with the financial challenges facing the institution, as a result of shortfalls in expected revenues.”