THE Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) has announced an expansion of scholarship opportunities with two new partners.

According to GOAL, it has partnered with Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Ireland, and the New Guyana School (NGS), in collaboration with Ubicua Technology, Guyana, as its newest academic collaborators.

This partnership further expands tuition-free scholarship opportunities for Guyanese in 2025. These partnerships reportedly offer a diverse range of professional certificates, diplomas, 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 and Valuation, Road and Transport Engineering, Road Engineering and Design, Road Maintenance Engineering and Management; Road Safety Audit and Engineering, and Precision Agriculture and Construction Technology.

It was stated that through these collaborations, GOAL reinforces its commitment to accessible and flexible higher education, further ensuring that Guyanese from each administrative region can obtain internationally recognised qualifications.

Both ATU and NGS are two of ten new academic partners joining THE GOAL in 2025. The other institutions include: Universidad Catolica 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; 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. Interested persons can visit www.goal.edu.gy to explore programme options, and review eligibility criteria from a total of 27 local and international universities.

The deadline for the submission of applications is February 28, 2025 at 11:59PM. For more information, persons can visit GOAL’s website to learn more.

GOAL was launched in 2021 by the Government of Guyana as an initiative to provide 20,000 scholarships to Guyanese to pursue online, tertiary level programmes via partnerships with reputable international universities.