<p>The University of Guyana on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, was gifted two million, three hundred and twenty-two thousand, six hundred and eighty dollars ($2, 322,680)&nbsp; from the Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited to support the upgrade of the electricals in&nbsp; its 35-year-old Education Lecture Theatre. Specifically, the funds will purchase and&nbsp; pay for the installation of new electrical fixtures for the “ELT” as it is fondly called by&nbsp; staff, students and alumni.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>University of Guyana’s Vice-Chancellor, XI, Prof. Paloma Mohamed Martin received&nbsp; the cheque on behalf of the University from Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s new, Managing Director, Mr. Stephen Grell at the University’s Turkeyen campus.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also, representing Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited were: Ms. Jonelle Dummett,&nbsp; Brand Specialist and Mrs. Rachel Singh, Brand Official-Advertising and Production,&nbsp; as well as Ms. Christine Chowargir and Ms. Trovana Azeez, Senior managing officers&nbsp; in PACE who negotiated the gift.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>The University of Guyana, now in its 58th year is striding towards its 60th anniversary in October 2023. Amongst its targets for the special occasion is the&nbsp; extension and refurbishment of 30 older buildings on its campuses, to modernize,&nbsp; expand them to support more students, adapt for students with disabilities, support less crowding as well as to make all buildings climate-friendly in accordance with&nbsp; the University's Charter for the Preservation of Planet Earth (CPPE).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>A chief beneficiary of UG graduates, Republic Bank had been the original donor of the&nbsp; Education Lecture Theatre and has been a strong continual partner of the University&nbsp; on several projects including sponsorship of prizes for graduation, supporting student&nbsp; projects, internship placements, and the preparation of students for the world of work&nbsp; through popular and highly successful Career Coach series.</p>

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<p>UG Receives $2,332,680 from Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited. (From Left to Right) University of Guyana, XI, Prof. Paloma Mohamed Martin and new Republic Bank&nbsp; (Guyana) Ltd, Managing Director, Mr. Stephen Grell.</p>

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The University of Guyana is the 58th-year State University of Guyana. It offers 136&nbsp; programmes in over 60 disciplines online and face-to-face in 8 campuses across&nbsp; Guyana. With a student population of now 10,000, UG has provided education,&nbsp; learning, and research for over 50,000 alumni. The mission of the University is to&nbsp; discover, generate, disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the&nbsp; service of the community, the nation, and of all mankind within an atmosphere of&nbsp; academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry. UG's forward-thinking&nbsp; Blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the University's future design and&nbsp; institutional response to the changing needs of Guyana.&nbsp;</p>
