THE University of Guyana (UG) is set to graduate over 3,500 graduands, the largest number in the sixty-one-year history of the university. The nation’s premier tertiary education institution will host its 58th Convocation Ceremonies as follows: for Turkeyen and IDCE Students, the graduation ball will be on Tuesday November 5th, 18:00 hrs to midnight.

The six ceremonies, two on each day, for graduands of the Turkeyen Campus will be held at the University’s newly built Multipurpose Auditorium at the Turkeyen Campus. The ceremony for the UGBC graduands will be held on the University Lawns, Berbice Campus, Tain Settlement and the IDCE extra-mural programmes’ graduation will be held at the Multipurpose Auditorium, Turkeyen Campus.

Prospective graduands are asked to check for information directly via their SRMS. There will also be continuous updates on the university’s website: https://uog.edu.gy/. The ceremonies will be blended with the large majority of the graduands attending face-to-face and the others participating virtually.
It is noteworthy to mention that this year will see several new academic programmes producing graduates for the first time, these include:
• 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 and 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 the University of Guyana at this year’s very special graduation events which will be streamed live on the University’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/uniofguyana and UG Broadcasting Service at https://broadcasting.uog.edu.gy/. The ceremonies will also be covered by local and international media.
A press release from the UG noted that 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.

The University of Guyana 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.
See graduation times below:
For Turkeyen and IDCE Students
Graduation Ball – Tuesday November 5th, 18:00 hrs to midnight.
Graduation Ceremonies
Thursday November 7, 09:00 hrs [Faculties of Engineering and Technology. Agriculture and Forestry and Earth and Environmental Sciences]
Thursday November 7, 15:00 hrs [Faculty of Natural Sciences]
Friday November 8, 09:00 hrs [College of Medical Sciences, College of Behavioral Sciences and Research, Institute for Human Resiliency Strategic Security and the Future,
Friday November 8, 15:00 hrs [School for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation – SEBI]
Saturday November 9, 09:00 hrs [Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (Intramural), Faculty of Education and Humanities]
Saturday November 9, 15:00 hrs [Faculty of Social Sciences]

University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC)
Friday November 15th, from 18:00 hrs to midnight – [UGBC Graduation Ball]
Saturday November 16th, from 13: 30 hrs. [UGBC Graduation Ceremony]
Institute for Distance and Continuing Education (Extra-mural) – Saturday, November 23, 2024.