Close to 3600 students to graduate from UG

– largest convocation in 62-year history

The campuses of the University of Guyana (UG) are preparing its 59th Annual Graduation Ceremonies to be held from November 20 to 22, 2025 at the Turkeyen Campus and on December 6, 2025 at the Berbice Campus. Some 3,600 students are expected to walk the stage making it the largest batch in the University’s 62-year history. However, the institution will host six ceremonies from November 20–22 in Georgetown and one in Berbice on December 6 to celebrate the growing number of graduates being added to the national, regional, and international workforce, in keeping with its aspirational goal of achieving “One Graduate per Household.”
The schedule of Graduation Ceremonies is as follows:
Thursday, November 20, 9:00h– 11:30h: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry; Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Engineering and Technology; and Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) (Intra-Mural)
Thursday, November 20, 16:00h – 18:30h: Faculty of Natural Sciences
Friday, November 21, 9:00h– 11:30h: College of Behavioural Sciences and Research; College of Medical Sciences; and Institute of Human Resiliency, Strategic Security and the Future
Friday, November 21, 16:00h– 18:30h: School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation
Saturday, November 22, 9:00 – 12:00h: Faculty of Education and Humanities
Saturday, November 22, 16:00h – 19:00h: Faculty of Social Sciences.
Friday, December 5, 13:00h – 15:30h: Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (Extra-Mural)
Saturday, December 6, 15:00h: University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) Graduation Ceremony.
The six ceremonies for graduands of the Turkeyen Campus will be held at the Ameena and Sattaur Gafoor Multipurpose Auditorium, while the ceremony for UGBC graduands will take place on the University Lawns, Berbice Campus, Tain Settlement. The IDCE Extra-Mural Programme graduation will be held at the same auditorium on December 5. The ceremonies will be blended, with the majority of graduands attending in person and the remainder participating virtually according to their preference. It is noteworthy that this year’s graduation will include students completing several new academic programmes for the first time including the Certificate in Dual Language/Multilingual Practice in Education (Faculty of Education and Humanities), the Postgraduate Certificate in Trauma and Grief Resilience (Institute of Human Resiliency, Strategic Security and the Future), and the MSc in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences). To date, the University has produced over 70,000 graduates, many of whom have gone on to serve with distinction at the highest levels in both the private and public sectors, nationally and internationally.