 ugbc partners with nand persaud group of companies to host microbiology training workshop 56 professionals benefitted ugbc partners with nand persaud group of companies to host microbiology training workshop 56 professionals benefitted andydindial tue 11092021 931 the university of guyana berbice campus ugbc in collaboration with the nand persaud group of companies recently conducted a basic microbiology training workshop which saw fiftysix 56 persons including biology teachers staff from the hydrometeorological centre guyana sugar corporation guysuco and national agriculture research and extension institute narei benefiting the capacity building sessions were held on october 25 28 2021 at the soil and plant testing laboratory located at the university s johns science centre the event was organised and facilitated by the director of the university of guyana berbice campus professor gomathinayagam subramanian with support from the ministry of agriculture the ministry of education and guysuco at the opening ceremony remarks were made on behalf of the minister of agriculture by dr richard blair ug s chancellor professor edward green ug s vice chancellor xi professor paloma mohamed martin dean of the faculty of agriculture dr lawrence lewis director of the agriculture centre for guysuco mr gavin ramnarain chief executive officer of the nand persaud group of companies mr mohindra persaud and chairman of region 6 mr david armogan in their remarks the various speakers lauded the initiative and urged that participants use the skills and expertise gained to contribute to national development and to begin to think about developing their capacity further to link with regional and global developments at the closing ceremony remarks were made by ug s vicechancellor ix professor paloma mohamed martin dean of the faculty of natural sciences dr troy thomas director of the agriculture centre for guysuco mr gavin ramnarain chief executive officer of the nand persaud group of companies mr mohindra persaud and two guest speakers dr leslie ramsammy advisor to the ministry of health and dr vishwa mahadeo director general ministry of health in their remarks the speakers acknowledged the significant impact that ug in collaboration with one of its major stakeholders the nand persaud group of companies is making towards skills training and capacity building and urged the university to continue its role in human resource development participants expressed their gratitude for the training and indicated that they would like to benefit from more such initiatives in order to build their capacity which would help them to function more efficiently in their area of work to view the closing ceremony kindly click on the link here  https zoomus rec share zxnmrm4deahubtmlvga2fsdgneyorgpjlcant5ayn zhylmlmfk43hxb5jywkby4hkx1sqmio6qldd passcode l e n0y participants from the microbiology training along with officials from the university of guyana berbice campus nand persaud group of companies agriculture centre for guysuco and the ministry of health for assistance for additional information and support please call ug s new help desk numbers turkeyen campus registration support 6231941 6231867 6231869 623 1871 6231924 6231940 6231942 6241943 6231944 6231945 6231946 6231948 and berbice campus registration support 6231943 6231949 all university operations continue under the emergency regulations developed and implemented last semester to address safety under the covid19 conditions    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 ugbc partners with nand persaud group of companies to host microbiology training workshop 56 professionals benefitted  