 a first choice and more competitive ug a first choice and more competitive ug dominicbraam thu 6112020  by shaquille bourne  author at the department of public information   ¾ new vicechancellor aspires to raise standard of the institution dpi guyana thursday june 11 2020  one of ug s aspirational goals is to make the institution the first choice for the best students and we want it to be more competitive internationally not only for our local students but other students who come here said vicechancellor vc professor paloma mohamedmartin the newly freshly appointed vicechancellor of the university of guyana was at the time speaking to dpi during an interview as ug gears up to release its 20year development blueprint  the vicechancellor said people should not negate the astronomical benefits of a tertiarylevel education i would say a university education is 40 per cent where you went and 60 per cent who you are you can go to any university in the world and you are a topclass brain and innovator the professor mohamedmartin stated describing the lecturers as guides the vicechancellor added that the onus is on students to make themselves into success stories by taking advantage of the opportunities presented at the university she held that it is really about your inner hunger and what you want to do a university education does make you  sic  distinguish you from everybody else as the university of guyana prepares to head into a new direction under her stewardship professor mohamedmartin posited that ug will emerge as an institution that solves the problem within the society particularly with a redesign of the curriculum the vicechancellor disclosed among the plans that are expected to soon come on stream are infrastructural upgrades to the university s library buildings within the faculty of natural sciences and the sports complex some of these are funded by the government and others by donors professor paloma mohamedmartin was appointed to vicechancellor on tuesday by chancellor edward green  source   https dpigovgy afirstchoiceandmorecompetitiveug  a first choice and more competitive ug  