Our Beloved Dr. Yesu Persaud

It is with a profound sense of loss that the University of Guyana at this time records its institutional condolences on the passing of a keen and continuous supporter Dr Yesu Persaud. 

Dr Persaud was special to the University in many ways and the University has been happy to have been able to compliment his dearness in tangible ways while he lived. First by organising and hosting a symposium on his work in 2017, then by conferring upon him the University's first honorary doctorate the following year. Then in 2021 by creating the tiny book "Yesu Persaud, Iconic Leader in Business and Innovation". 

The University of Guyana has Dr Persaud to thank for its Cheddi Jagan Lecture Theatre, and the recent University's Yesu Persaud Medical Training Centre located in the Georgetown Hospital compound. There have also been other contributions of mentorship and support for students and other developmental projects. This includes the most recent contributions for UG's 60th anniversary in 2023 in which he was a part of conceptualizing, having set up the University's first Foundation for its 40th anniversary almost 20 years ago. Dr Persaud also had distinguished service on The University of Guyana’s Council and was also a Trustee on the new University of Guyana Foundation.

The University of Guyana records with deep respect our condolences on the passing of this man for all seasons, a rare and irreplaceable Guyanese.

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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 face-to-face in 8 campuses across Guyana. With a student population of now 10,000, UG has provided education, learning, and research for over 50,000 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 forward-thinking Blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the University's future design and institutional response to the changing needs of Guyana.

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