 registrar registrar an organised analytical and competitive professional with approximately three decades of experience at executive senior levels in tertiary education public diplomatic and private sector possess wide experience in both tertiary education and international economic relations hard working and dedicated with excellent negotiating skills dr c nigel gravesande truly possesses considerable experience in both tertiary education and international economic relations indeed because of his proven track record at the local regional and international levels in providing sustainable solutions to complex and challenging problems particularly in the tertiary education sector in the region the university of guyana is honoured to have him an alumnus of the university as its registrar  education and training  bachelors of arts ba degree 1977 master of arts ma degree 1981 masters thesis entitled the venezuelaguyana boundary dispute an issue in effective occupation and international law doctor of philosophy phd in international relations 2009 doctoral thesis entitled an assessment of regional integration efforts by the caribbean community caricom in the latter half of the nineteenth century an agenda for immediate action certificate of participation at the inaugural acti training leadership institute st ann s jamaica june 1821 2013  most recent professional work experience  august 2002 august 2015 registrar of the ta marryshow community college st george s grenada 1999 2002 corporate secretary avantguard bank trust ltd st george s grenada 1997 1999 director of tourism grenada board of tourism st george s grenada 1995 1997 director of international economic cooperation ministry of foreign affairs grenada 1993 1995 director of trade industry and energy ministry of finance and trade grenada 1991 1993 permanent secretary ministry of trade tourism and industry georgetown guyana 1990 1991 senior economic analyst embassy of the republic of china st george s 1985 1990 director of projects and planning ministry of education and social services grenada  professional assignments  conducted a study entitled youth entrepreneurship in selected commonwealth countries for the commonwealth youth programme georgetown guyana 1998 1999 2002 corporate secretary avantguard bank trust ltd st george s grenada core member of the caricom team that negotiated and concluded a one way free trade agreement between the caribbean community caricom and the republic of venezuela 1992 1995 1997 director of international economic cooperation ministry of foreign affairs grenada member of a group of experts and high level officials commissioned by the caribbean community caricom heads of governments to review the common external tariff cet july 1991 october 1992 1991 1993 permanent secretary ministry of trade tourism and industry georgetown guyana served as chairman of the caribbean tourism organisation s cto environment subcommittee of the product development committee served as chairman of the caribbean tourism organisation s cto task force of lome iv funding for the regional tourism sector appointed chairman of the caribbean export caribbean export development agency barbados july 1995 december 1997 served as chairman of the caribbean tourism organisation board of directors of tourism september 1998  participation at international conferences and seminars  represented the governments of guyana and grenada and the caribbean community caricom at over one hundred regional and international conferences on tertiary education trade investments tourism industrial development education civil aviation and energy related matters active member of the american association of college registrars and admissions officers aacrao from 2012 to present it is to be observed here that for more than a century aacrao has been the leading and recognised source for information on student admissions academic records best practices in tertiary education within the registrar s office international education and enrolment management  published articles  1 challenges facing caricom nafta relations for the oecs expo magazine and buyers guide grenada june 1994 1 weekly articles on the caribbean s political economic and social issues on the internet site entitled gravesande s global caribbean on caribupdatecom 2002 can grenada and other oecs member states derive significant benefits from the epa paper presented at an epa consultation with private sector stakeholders may17 2012 red cross conference room and st george s grenada webmaster mon 2202017 1110 nigel gravesande dr registrar nigelgravesande uogedugy ba ma phd admission division examinations division records and data management division students welfare division registry statutory officer ug council vc cabinet registrarpdf 3  