{"id":15771,"date":"2024-01-24T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15771"},"modified":"2024-01-24T16:01:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:01:02","slug":"vice-president-jagdeo-emphasizes-complementary-roles-of-goal-and-university-of-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/vice-president-jagdeo-emphasizes-complementary-roles-of-goal-and-university-of-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President Jagdeo Emphasizes Complementary Roles of GOAL and University of Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo addressed speculations and criticisms regarding the GOAL (Guyana Online Academy of Learning) program and its relationship with the University of Guyana (UG). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that there should be no direct comparison between the two, as they serve complementary roles in the country&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo highlighted the significant scale of development in Guyana, necessitating an increase in human resource capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both UG and GOAL, along with other training programs, are viewed as essential components to meet this growing need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrary to allegations of sidelining UG in favor of GOAL, the Vice President stressed that GOAL complements the university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Radha-Jagdeo-UG-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out that the allocated four billion dollars for UG is primarily a subvention, and the government is also writing off potentially 18 billion dollars in past loans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that students who took loans earlier will not be required to repay them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo reminded that it was the opposition, during their time in government, who increased university fees by 35 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Radha-Jagdeo-UG-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The current administration is committed to addressing the complex matter of improving the quality of education at UG, with a focus on the quality of tuition and degrees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If necessary, better remuneration for faculty will be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to questions about salaries at UG, Dr. Jagdeo highlighted that improving education quality involves a more nuanced approach beyond salary considerations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government will review the matter, prioritizing the overall quality of education, and if warranted, adjustments in remuneration will be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vice President concluded by emphasizing the government&#8217;s commitment to ensuring that the degrees obtained from UG are recognized worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo addressed speculations and criticisms regarding the GOAL (Guyana Online Academy of Learning) program and its relationship with the University of Guyana (UG). He emphasized that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15775,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771\/revisions\/15775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}