 landmark university of guyana foundation to be launched on tuesday external inbox decc landmark university of guyana foundation to be launched on tuesday external inbox decc andydindial mon 2072022 1109 the landmark university of guyana foundation ugf which was 8 years in the making will be officially launched at 1300 hrs on tuesday february 8 2022 the virtual launch will include remarks by guyanaborn british member of parliament david lammy chairman of the ugf and chancellor of the ug professor edward greene a background to the establishment of the foundation by vicechancellor xi professor paloma mohamed martin and statements from the conveners of the associates in the usa canada and the uk as well as representatives from ug s alumni and student s associations the university council in june 2018 approved the establishment of the foundation based on a proposal by then deputy vicechancellor philanthropy alumni and civic engagement pace professor mohamed in october 2020 the council also approved and appointed the first set of trustees of the foundation s board chaired by chancellor professor edward greene a rigorous international search ensured that several wellknown regional and international trustees were appointed to the board among them are two former ug chancellors professor compton bourne who is also a former president of cdb and professor nigel harris md former ug chancellor and retired vicechancellor of uwi the board also includes ms chandra persaud attorney at law overseasbased entrepreneur gabriel cunje and fidel hinds securities fund manager and fellow of the canadian securities institute accountant former bank ceo and chair of the guyana stock exchange george edwards and professor of actuarial science colin ramsay university of nebraska usa vicechancellor and one deputy vicechancellor as well as a student representative are also members of the board the university of guyana foundation was incorporated in november 2021 its function is clearly differentiated from that of the office of philanthropy alumni and civic engagement pace which helps to set and achieve the institutional immediate operational fundraising targets for the university whereas the ug foundation is focused on creating a substantial longterm endowment fund for the university which ug has never had additionally as the university strides towards its 60th anniversary in 2023 the university s administration has identified a number of major grand challenges for the foundation s first fundraising programme to support ug s strategic blueprint 2040 plan these grand challenges include i investing in human capital for a sustainable future with special reference to student centeredness ii securing a green sustainably responsible university to serve a green guyana and sustainable planet iii modernizing essential systems and services by leveraging technology and iv accelerating innovation through centres of excellence and research institutes an open invitation has been issued to alumni students staff partners and members of the public attendees are kindly asked to register in advance for the event here  https zoomus webinar register wnl1fzrpn1tr2elkuxizt3kw    ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58thyear state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana  contact  ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 landmark university of guyana foundation to be launched on tuesday external inbox decc  