The University of Guyana (UG) is set to graduate over three thousand, five hundred (3,500) graduands, the largest number in the sixty-one-year history of the University. The nation’s premier tertiary educational institution will host its 58th Convocation Ceremonies as follow:
For Turkeyen and IDCE Students
Graduation Ball – Tuesday November 5th, 6pm to midnight.
Graduation Ceremonies
Thursday November 7, 9am [Faculties of Engineering and Technology. Agriculture and Forestry and Earth and Environmental Sciences]
Thursday November 7, 3pm [Faculty of Natural Sciences]
Friday November 8, 9am [College of Medical Sciences, College of Behavioral Sciences and Research, Institute for Human Resiliency Strategic Security and the Future, Institute for Distance and Continuing Education]
Friday November 8, 3pm [School for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation – SEBI]
Saturday November 9, 9am [Faculty of Education and Humanities]
Saturday November 9, 3pm [Faculty of Social Sciences]
University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC)
Friday November 15th, from 6pm to midnight – [UGBC Graduation Ball]
Sunday, November 17th, from 1.30pm. [UGBC Graduation Ceremony]
Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (Extra Mural arm)
Saturday November 23, 2024
The six ceremonies, two on each day, for graduands of the Turkeyen Campus will be held at the University’s newly built Multipurpose Auditorium at the Turkeyen Campus. The ceremony for the UGBC graduands will be held on the University Lawns, Berbice Campus, Tain Settlement and the IDCE extra-mural programmes’ graduation will be held at the Multipurpose Auditorium, Turkeyen Campus.
Prospective graduands are asked to check for information directly via their SRMS. There will also be continuous updates on the university’s website: https://uog.edu.gy/.
The ceremonies will be blended with the large majority of the graduands attending face-to-face and the remaining participating virtually.
It is noteworthy to mention that this year will see several new academic programmes producing graduates for the first time, these include:
- Master of Philosophy (Biodiversity)
- Pharmacy Technician Diploma
- Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
- Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) (Environmental Engineering)
- Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) (Food Safety)
- Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) (Occupational and Health and Safety) and
- Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) (Vector Control)
The University will also confer several Honourary Doctoral Degrees during these special graduation ceremonies.
The event will be covered by the University’s social media page and its broadcasting service, and local and international media.
This year’s Convocation Ceremonies are extremely special as the University will be bringing the curtains down to its Sixtieth Anniversary celebrations. The University’s role and place as a major development partner and its achievements are highly recognised and honoured locally, regionally and internationally.
For the 61-year existence UG has produced upwards of 60,000 graduates many of whom have gone on to serve at the highest levels in both the private and public sectors nationally and internationally.
