University of Guyana has not authorised nor is currently conducting any political polling survey

The University of Guyana wishes to advise that it has not authorised, nor is it currently conducting any survey which includes political polling. It would appear that persons purporting to be students of the University are soliciting responses to a certain survey in the Berbice area at the moment.

The public should note the following:

1) When the University is conducting surveys, the public is usually notified by advertisements in the local newspapers and on the University’s official website.

2) The data collectors will have letters and UG issued ID cards specific to the survey.

3) The data collectors are expected to respect people’s wishes to opt out of any such exercises at any point.

4) A University of Guyana’s official contact for the staff member supervising the survey is provided in case there are queries and or comments.

The general public is therefore asked to take note and be guided accordingly.

UG in Brief 

The University of Guyana, the accredited national University of Guyana, now in its 62nd year, was founded in October 1963, three years before Guyana became independent. “UG”, as it is fondly referred to, offers over 180 distinct programmes in over 80 disciplines from Certificates, Diplomas, associate degrees, Bachelor’s Degrees, Master’s Degrees to Ph.D.’s. These programmes are offered in online, face-to-face or blended formats. UG delivers through a system of eight campuses.

This includes its 37-year-old community-based Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) and the second major campus at Tain in Berbice celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025, as well as the pathbreaking Maoka Taawa Forest Campus. The University of Guyana’s student population is over 11,500.

Through its 8 academic divisions and 10 Research Institutes and Centers, including an accredited College of Medical Sciences, School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation and the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences which has been ranked # 5 globally, “UG” has provided education, training and research for over 71,000 alumni over its 62-year history with significant national and global impact. Key faculties include the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the College of Behavioral Sciences and Research, the Faculty of Education and Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The University’s 10 Research Institutes include the recently launched Institute for Marine and Riverine Ecologies and Economies (IMAREE), the internationally important Centre for Biodiversity, the Institute for Food and Nutrition Security, the Institute for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Institute for Energy Diplomacy, the Green Institute, the Institute of Gender Studies, the Institute for Human Resiliency, Strategic Security and the Future, and the International Centre for Excellence in Early Childhood Education.

The mission of the University of Guyana is to discover, generate, disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the advancement of communities, the nation, and mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom, transparent accountability, pragmatic innovation and universal respect.

UG’s forward-thinking Blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the University’s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of Guyana, the region and the world. It is entering the 2^nd of its four phases.  UG is currently celebrating its 62nd anniversary with continued focus on becoming the leading teaching and research University in Guyana. (University of Guyana Release)