 ug orientations for new students ug orientations for new students andydindial sun 10172021 1143 ug orientations for new students to be held october 18 23 publishes schedule of virtual welcome events for ug students for new academic year the university of guyana will welcome new students of the turkeyen and berbice campuses with virtual orientations which will run for one week from october 18 23 2021 altogether close to ten thousand new and continuing students are expected to commence classes when the new academic year begins in a blended format on october 25 2021 new students orientation information kindly see details with links october 18 23 2021 general new students orientation webinar series 0900h daily a joint session for new students and applicants of both campuses https zoomus webinar register wn1emkpgqhqeeuwgegu7cdq  october 20 2021 college of medical sciences cms 1300h a joint session for cms applicants and students of both campuses join zoom meeting  https zoomus j 91054098945 pwd afh3ttfywnr3a2xmv1dkzwvnclfput09  october 22 2021 faculty of agriculture forestry faf 1300h a joint session for faf applicants and students of both campuses join zoom meeting  https zoomus j 94934290803  october 22 2021 faculty of earth environmental sciences fees 1300h fees applicants and students join zoom meeting  https zoomus j 95542947578  october 20 2021 faculty of education humanities feh 1300h a joint session for feh applicants and students of both campuses link to join webinar  https zoomus webinar register wnbjzgdv79tpe0dkco0cz6wa  october 22 2021 faculty of engineering technology fet 1330h fet applicants and students link to join webinar  https zoomus j 97731886714 pwd curxd2dyrmfrmg5mmxdyohn5dtdbqt09  october 18 2021 faculty of natural sciences fns 1300h a joint session for fns applicants and students of both campuses link to join webinar  https zoomus webinar register wnmrpfd0ewqsq5a2bo8d9rw  october 20 2021 faculty of social sciences fss 1700h a joint session for fss applicants and students of both campuses link to join webinar  https zoomus j 97990306101  october 21 2021 school of entrepreneurship business innovation sebi 1700h a joint session for sebi applicants and students of both campuses link to join webinar  https zoomus j 99583566908  october 21 2021 institute of distance continuing education idce 1700h idce applicants and students link to join webinar  https zoomus j 91485693627  approximately 65 of the university s classes will remain online for the first semester from october 2021 to january 2022 due to prevailing covid19 conditions as well as major building works arising from recent extreme weather conditions the remaining 35 mostly consisting of laboratory and field exercises are expected to be blended and facetoface delivered at the various campuses for specific courses or parts of courses only in this first semester october 2021 to january 2022 students will be notified directly of the schedule as well as safety measures they are expected to comply with if any of their courses are to be held facetoface schedules will also be posted on faculty websites separate refresher orientations were already held for continuing students on october 1 2021 and saw the participation of students who will continue to pursue their academic careers with ug like the refresher orientations for continuing students the orientations for new students will be conducted online new students already fully or conditionally accepted to the university for the new year should have received communication with links to the sessions from their prospective departments and faculties as well as from the university s registry students will receive emails directly with the necessary login information to register though many programmes are at capacity students who have not yet heard from the university or who wish to register for programmes which still have spaces are encouraged to contact the university as registrations will be ongoing into early november for waitlisted students the orientation sessions are aimed at providing a stepbystep introduction to all of the systems policies personnel and resources that students need to navigate the university this will be particularly important for students to start their classes seamlessly on the first day of classes this also will address programmerelated queries and concerns and provide the necessary support and guidance to students to ensure their time at the university is smooth enriching and fulfilling as far as possible the orientation process is an onboarding exercise whereby students are also introduced to the rules regulations lecturers specific processes given a tour of the physical and online classrooms how to read and calculate their grade point average gpa and academic profiles they are also made aware of the special services and opportunities available to them during and after their studies key dates for the academic year 20212022 the first day of classes for the new academic year will be on october 25 2021 the traditional ceremonial opening will also be held virtually on october 22 2021 at 1700h  https zoomus webinar register wn1emkpgqhqeeuwgegu7cdq for the frequently asked questions kindly click here  https uogedugy notices universityguyanafrequentlyaskedquestions  applicants awaiting word students who have applied and are waiting to hear from ug please note and check the following students are being reminded that due to prevailing covid19 conditions the university is facilitating fasttracked applications by processing submissions without uploaded certified or notarised documentation but full admission will not be possible until the certified or notarised documents are uploaded and verified applicants are therefore urged to ensure they have uploaded their documents therefore it is in the students best interest to submit the certified or notarised documents at the earliest time possible to complete their document verification process actions prospective students can take while awaiting results and validated documents students are encouraged however to not let any challenges in getting their documents certified or notarised deter them from completing their online application form and subsequent submission of provisional registration if they have been admitted to pursue a course or programme at the university students are asked to kindly note that when submitting documents they must be certified or notarised with signature and stamp by any of the following persons justice of peace commissioner of oaths minister of religion senior public servants head teachers medical doctors or police officers 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 programmes offered for a full list of ug s programme offerings kindly visit the following website  https wwwturkeyenonlineuogedugy srms student prospective aboutapplying offeredprogsphp  prospective students can also find their programme of choice by exploring the following links college of medical sciences  https fhsuogedugy srms departments 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 institute of distance and continuing education idce  https idceuogedugy programmesoffered  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 ug orientations for new students  