UG set to graduate close to 3, 600 in largest convocation in history

The campuses of the University of Guyana are once again abuzz with preparations for the University’s 59th Annual Graduation Ceremonies, set to be held from November 20–22 at the Turkeyen Campus and on December 6 at the Berbice Campus. UG is set to graduate close to three thousand six hundred (3,600) students, the largest batch in the University’s sixty-two-year history. The institution will host six ceremonies from November 20–22 in Georgetown and one in Berbice on December 6 to celebrate the growing number of graduates being added to the national, regional, and international workforce, in keeping with its aspirational goal of achieving “One Graduate per Household.”

The schedule of Graduation Ceremonies is as follows:

Thursday, November 20, 9:00 hrs – 11:30 hrs: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry; Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Engineering and Technology; and Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (Intra-Mural).

Thursday, November 20, 16:00 hrs – 18:30 hrs: Faculty of Natural Sciences.

Friday, November 21, 9:00 hrs – 11:30 hrs: College of Behavioural Sciences and Research; College of Medical Sciences; and Institute of Human Resiliency, Strategic Security and the Future.

Friday, November 21, 16:00 hrs – 18:30 hrs: School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation.

Saturday, November 22, 9:00 hrs – 12:00 hrs: Faculty of Education and Humanities.

Saturday, November 22, 16:00 hrs – 19:00 hrs: Faculty of Social Sciences.

Friday, December 5, 13:00 hrs – 15:30 hrs: Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (Extra-Mural).

Saturday, December 6, 15:00 hrs: University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) Graduation Ceremony.

The six ceremonies for graduands of the Turkeyen Campus will be held at the Ameena and Sattaur Gafoor Multipurpose Auditorium, while the ceremony for UGBC graduands will take place on the University Lawns, Berbice Campus, Tain Settlement. The IDCE Extra-Mural Programme graduation will be held at the same auditorium on December 5.

Prospective graduands are asked to check for information directly via their SRMS accounts. Continuous updates will also be available on the University’s website: https://www.uog.edu.gy/convocation-2025

The ceremonies will be blended, with the majority of graduands attending in person and the remainder participating virtually according to their preference.

It is noteworthy that this year’s graduation will include students completing several new academic programmes for the first time. These include the Certificate in Dual Language/Multilingual Practice in Education (Faculty of Education and Humanities), the Postgraduate Certificate in Trauma and Grief Resilience (Institute of Human Resiliency, Strategic Security and the Future), and the MSc in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences). (UG Press Release)