UCC News & Updates

UCC to Install Global Thought Leaders as Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor – Champions of Innovation, Policy Reform, and Ethical Leadership

 Professor John MacIntyre (left) and  Professor Anthony Clayton, CD (right)

Kingston, Jamaica – June 27, 2025 – Reinforcing its global vision and intellectual leadership, the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) will install two internationally renowned visionaries: Pro-Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor John MacIntyre of the University of Sunderland in the UK as Chancellor, and Professor Emeritus Anthony Clayton, CD, of the University of the West Indies as Pro-Chancellor at its 2025 Commencement Ceremony, set for Sunday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the National Arena in Kingston. Both appointments signal UCC’s commitment to shaping the future of higher education, economic transformation, and ethical innovation through strategic academic stewardship.

Dr. Peter Phillips, Dr. Nigel Clarke, and M. Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe to be Conferred Honourary Doctorates by the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean for Transformational Contributions to National Development

Kingston, Jamaica, June 22, 2025 — The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Jamaica’s largest and fastest-growing private university, is proud to announce that three distinguished leaders, Dr. the Honourable Peter Phillips, OJ, MP; Dr. Nigel Clarke; and Mrs. Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe, CD, JP, will be conferred honorary doctorates at its 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the National Arena in Kingston.

University of the Commonwealth Caribbean Launches First Doctoral Degrees with Ministry of Labour and Social Security Endorsement

Photo 1: From Left: Dr. Audley Darmand, VP, Information & Communication Technology and Operations, UCC; Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP, JP., Minister of Labour and Social Security and Professor Gyles, CD, President of UCC at the recent launch of the UCC Doctoral Programmes.

Kingston, Jamaica, June 2, 2025 — The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) has officially launched its highly anticipated Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Doctor of Professional Practice (DPP) programmes, solidifying its role as Jamaica’s premier innovation-driven university and strengthening its contribution to national and regional development.

UCC Re-Awarded ASIC Premier International Institutional Accreditation Status for 2025–2029

Photo 1: Professor Colin Gyles, CD, President, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC)
Photo 2: Professor Bernadette Warner, PhD., Deputy President at University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC)

Kingston, Jamaica, May 16, 2025 – The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) proudly announces that it has once again been awarded Premier Institutional Accreditation Status by the United Kingdom-based Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC), following a successful re-accreditation process. This renewed recognition, effective from January 5, 2025, through January 4, 2029, marks the university’s fourth consecutive term receiving ASIC’s highest commendation, a distinction UCC has maintained since 2017.

UCC/SPECTRUM Group Wins 2025 AIM Future Cities Award in the UAE for Smart Infrastructure with Proposed Groundbreaking Project Initiative

Photo: Dr. Winston I. Adams, OD, JP, Founder & Group Executive Chairman of the UCC/SPECTRUM Groups (second from left), proudly poses with the prestigious AIM Future Cities Award for the proposed EcoVista (Smart City) Jamaica. Dr. Adams is joined by members of the UCC/SPECTRUM delegation and potential international investors, including Mrs. Geraldine Adams, Deputy Group Executive Chair; their daughters, Dr. Trishany Adams and Ms. Shannon Adams; Mrs. Mlela Matandara-Clarke, Chief Architect; and Ms. Felicia Persaud, CEO & Consultant, Invest CARIBBEAN, USA.