The University of the West Indies has announced their rejection of allegations made by the media of widespread cheating.
“The University of the West Indies categorically rejects misinformed allegations in recent media coverage on the subject of the integrity of its examinations, as the institution transitioned to online evaluations in response to the exigencies of the pandemic.” A release from the University read
The University said that it is confident that there is absolutely no evidentiary basis upon which the media reporting of increased or widespread cheating can be taken as factual.
Alarmed by the unfounded allegation, Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles stated, “These are highly offensive, inflammatory and unprofessional allegations because they are not rooted in any factual evidence.
Beckles said that to argue that the University is a cheater and has widespread student cheating is untrue, unethical, and is an unwarranted assault on The UWI and must be rejected.
