Exciting news! The University of Guyana’s  3rd Diaspora Conference is set for  March 30 – April 1, 2026, at the Turkeyen Campus. This dynamic gathering will explore the theme  “Matters Diaspora: Technology and Diaspora in the 21st Century.”

Registration and the Call for Papers open in December 2025. Please see the attached flyer for details.

We look forward to your participation!

Prof Randolph (Randy) Persaud

The University of Guyana is pleased to announce the elected appointment of Prof. Randolph Persaud as Pro Chancellor to the University of Guyana following the procedures laid out by the statutes and the 12th Council of the University on Monday, December 8, 2025.

Rajendranauth Deonarine, UGBC’s Best Graduating Student, with his wife, Naveena Ramlall

Afiana Lesperance will be graduating with a Certificate in Industrial Relations and Management from the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE)

His Excellency Professor Compton Bourne, OE, presents a copy of his book to Dr Simone Bernard, Acting University Librarian

*From left to right: Ms. Bonita Hunter, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Education and Humanities, University of Guyana; His Excellency, Ambassador Graybern Livingston, Ambassador of Colombia to Guyana and CARICOM; Mr. Kojo McPherson, Faculty Member, Faculty of Education and Humanities, University of Guyana, at the opening ceremony; World Trade Centre

Dr. Ingi Þór Einarsson Lektor,   *Reykjavik University, Department of Sports Science  *.

Dr Ingi Þór Einarsson, from the University of Reykjavík, Iceland, recently delivered a special lecture on “Physical Activity and Sport among Individuals with Disabilities” at the University of Guyana’s Early Childhood Centre for Excellence on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025.

You are invited to virtually attend a symposium on  Sustainable Tourism under the theme  Migration and Diaspora Formations as Enablers of Sustainable Tourism.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (EST)
Zoom Webinar ID: 943 0845 5506 |  Passcode: UGM2025

Link: https://zoom.virtualsymposium