 ug s career fair 2021 ug s career fair 2021 andydindial mon 6142021 943 ug presents discover your potential beyond limitations  first online career fair on june 18th and 19th thousands of prospective students to participate  thousands of prospective students both locally and internationally hoping to secure a place at the university of guyana to further their academic careers will get the opportunity to learn about the university s 140 programmes across 50 disciplines in the institution s 12 th career fair which is to be held virtually for the first time on friday 18 june and saturday 19 june 2021 the theme for this year s career fair is discover your potential beyond limitations the twoday event seeks to provide all the necessary career application registration guidance and support to prospective students in helping them to make informed decisions as they choose their next academic step making the decision about where to go and what to study in higher education is usually bewildering for most persons as it is lifechanging in addition to providing useful information the career fair also seeks to educate and inform prospective students about campus life student services offered by the institution and how they could cope effectively with the demands of tertiary education in a virtual space prospective students will have an opportunity to network and to engage university staff faculty current students international and local partners and members of the senior management team in ways that were previously not possible there will be a virtual auditorium virtual lobby virtual hall and virtual booths for partners sponsors and the various faculties schools and institutes of the university there will also be fun games educational talks and prizes to be won the virtual platform provides a richer more inclusive guest experience as the set of integrated chat rooms polls q a sessions emoji reactions seminars and similar interactive elements are leveraged in creating a memorable experience these features will make participants feel almost as if they were physically present at a facetoface event even though they are there virtually because of the rich immersive visual and interactive experiences the event is open free of cost to prospective students parents university staff and current students partners and sponsors and all other interested persons please click here to register  https opencareerday2021uog edugy  for the new academic year the university of guyana has launched a number of new programmes at the certificate undergraduate and postgraduate levels in response to the growing need for quality affordable and relevant academic programmes in guyana and the caribbean for example the centre for communication studies ccs has launched three new masters in communication studies in three areas of specialisations strategic communication social change communication and visual communication ug s school of entrepreneurship and business innovation sebi will also launch three new programmes bsc in sustainable tourism management which will replace the bachelor of arts tourism and associate of arts tourism studies msc supply chain management procurement which is in response to the institution s recognition of a skills gap within the public and private sectors in the areas of supply chain management and procurement and msc in entrepreneurship innovation management which is in response to ug s recognition of a gap in the national framework of entrepreneurship innovation management also the newlyestablished institute of energy diplomacy has announced a suite of executive level professional courses some of which have already begun these courses are being taught by leading international academics and experts from universities around the world with long track records in training for the energy sector additionally ug s institute of distance and continuing education idce has introduced six new programmes set to commence in the new academic year these include bsc computing information technology and business diploma in crime and criminology preuniversity english reading skills preuniversity english writing skills small business management and business plan preparation and writing the university of guyana is pushing ahead in ensuring the realisation of its main goal of having one graduate per household as laid out in the institution s blueprint 2040 a policy document which outlines the transformative growth of the university over the next twenty years vicechancellor xi professor mohamed martin noted the university is focused on ensuring that everyone who joins the university succeeds and is fully equipped with the skills necessary to cope in an everchanging world the university was forced to take a number of bold initiatives as part of its response to the covid19 pandemic to ensure that academic learning continued with very little interruption by taking the majority of its course offerings and services online the university of guyana on april 19 2021 opened its online application process for prospective students both from guyana and around the world who wish to commence studies in the academic year 20212022 the university has instituted a rolling application process for the first semester of the new academic year applicants can also apply for admission pending their results due to the impact of the covid19 pandemic on the education sector there is a choice of online or blended learning with the use of stateoftheart technologies the degrees being offered by the university of guyana are internationally recognised and marketable and are being offered at globally competitive prices the university also boasts one of the highest successful completion rates in the world some of those courses are urban regional planning msc renewable energy technology msc supply chain management procurement msc agriculture bsc chemistry bsc computer science bsc food science bsc information technology bsc statistics bsc business economics bsc economics bsc public management bsc social work bsc psychology bsc mining engineering asc petroleum engineering bsc applied and exploration geology beng architecture bsc civil with environmental engineering beng electrical engineering bsc industrial engineering bsc mechanical engineering beng environmental studies bsc accountancy bsc entrepreneurship bsc finance bsc supply chain management bsc dental surgery dds and medicine mbbs for a full list of ug s degree offerings click here  https wwwturkeyenonline uogedugy srms student prospective aboutapplying offeredprogsphp for more information prospective applicants are encouraged to visit  https registryuogedugy admissionsdivision applyuog or contact admissions division berbice campus 3372308 6231926 or 6427394 whatsapp or email at  ugbcregistry uogedugy admissions division turkeyen campus 2222740 6238325 or 6231865 whatsapp or email at  admissions uogedugy institute of distance and continuing education idce 6427007 6427009 or 6230359 whatsapp or email at  queriesidce uogedugy prospective applicants can also see full listings by faculty school faculty of agriculture and forestry  https fafuogedugy srms departments faculty of education and humanities  https fehuogedugy srms departments faculty of earth and environmental sciences  https feesuogedugy srms departments faculty of engineering and technology  https fotuogedugy srms departments faculty of natural sciences  https fnsuogedugy srms departments faculty of social sciences  https fssuogedugy srms departments college of medical sciences  https fhsuogedugy srms departments school of entrepreneurship and business sebi  https sebiuogedugy academicprogrammes   ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58th year 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 ug s career fair 2021  