 ug gifted 23m from republic bank guyana for electrical upgrades at its education lecture theatre on the turkeyen campus ug gifted 23m from republic bank guyana for electrical upgrades at its education lecture theatre on the turkeyen campus andydindial mon 12062021 858 the university of guyana on wednesday november 24 2021 was gifted two million three hundred and twentytwo thousand six hundred and eighty dollars 2 322680 from the republic bank guyana limited to support the upgrade of the electricals in its 35yearold education lecture theatre specifically the funds will purchase and pay for the installation of new electrical fixtures for the elt as it is fondly called by staff students and alumni university of guyana s vicechancellor xi prof paloma mohamed martin received 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 also representing republic bank guyana limited were ms jonelle dummett brand specialist and mrs rachel singh brand officialadvertising and production as well as ms christine chowargir and ms trovana azeez senior managing officers in pace who negotiated the gift 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 extension and refurbishment of 30 older buildings on its campuses to modernize expand them to support more students adapt for students with disabilities support less crowding as well as to make all buildings climatefriendly in accordance with the university s charter for the preservation of planet earth cppe a chief beneficiary of ug graduates republic bank had been the original donor of the education lecture theatre and has been a strong continual partner of the university on several projects including sponsorship of prizes for graduation supporting student projects internship placements and the preparation of students for the world of work through popular and highly successful career coach series ug receives 2332680 from republic bank guyana limited from left to right university of guyana xi prof paloma mohamed martin and new republic bank guyana ltd managing director mr stephen grell   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 ug gifted 23m from republic bank guyana for electrical upgrades at its education lecture theatre on the turkeyen campus  