More universities, more scholarships for Guyanese, as GOAL expands

Guyanese students would now have greater access to more universities because the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) has been expanded through new partnerships with international institutions.
GOAL is now partnering with Atlantic Technological University (ATU) of Ireland and the New Guyana School (NGS), in collaboration with Ubicua Technology, Guyana, as its newest academic collaborators.
These new partnerships further expand tuition-free scholarship opportunities for Guyanese students in 2025, and offer a diverse range of professional certification in terms of diploma, bachelor’s, and master’s programmes in fields such as Applied Fire Safety Management, Biopharmaceutical Processing, Bioprocess Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Drinking Water Treatment Operations, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, Healthcare Analytics, Mechanical and Electrical Quantity Surveying, Professional Skills for High-Performance Sport, Quantity Surveying, Real Estate Development & Valuation, Road and Transport Engineering, Road Engineering and Design, Road Maintenance Engineering and Management, Road Safety Audit and Engineering, Precision Agriculture, and Construction Technology.
In a release issued on Thursday, GOAL has said that, through these collaborations, its commitment to accessible and flexible higher education is reinforced, and Guyanese from all ten administrative regions can now be assured of obtaining internationally recognized qualifications.
ATU and NGS are among ten new academic partners joining GOAL in 2025. The others are: Universidad Católica De Murcia, Spain; Western State University, California, USA; QualiTest Inc Medical Laboratory, Guyana; West Africa South America Alliance Inc., Guyana; Accountancy Training Centre Inc, Guyana; MJM Accounting and Management Institute, Guyana; Cacique Inc, Guyana; and ARKA JAIN University, India.
The application portal is now open for the 2025 intake, and interested citizens are encouraged to visit www.goal.edu.gy to explore program options and review eligibility criteria from a total of 27 local and international universities.
The deadline for submitting applications is February 28, at 23:59h.