Over 3,500 to graduate from UG in November

Some 3500 students are set to graduate from the University of Guyana (UG) in a series of graduation exercises beginning on November 5 through November 23, 2024, making it the largest number of students to graduate in the 61-year history of the University.
A total of six ceremonies – two on each day- will be hosted at the university’s newly built Multipurpose Auditorium at the Turkeyen Campus, Greater Georgetown. However, the ceremony for the UGBC graduands will be held on the University Lawns, Berbice Campus, Tain Settlement while the graduation of Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) extra-mural programmes will be held at the Multipurpose Auditorium, Turkeyen Campus.
The ceremonies will be blended with the large majority of the graduates attending face-to-face and the remaining participating virtually.
The university stated that this year will see several new academic programmes producing graduates for the first time including 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 Health and Safety) and Bachelor of Science (Environmental Health) (Vector Control)
The University will also confer several Honorary Doctoral Degrees during these special graduation ceremonies.
The public is invited to celebrate with UG at this year’s very special graduation events which will be streamed live on the University’s Facebook page.
This year’s Convocation Ceremonies are extremely special as the University will be bringing the curtains down to its 60th 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.
It has produced upwards of 60,000 graduates in its 61-year existence – many of whom have gone on to serve at the highest levels in both the private and public sectors nationally and internationally.