{"id":20956,"date":"2024-07-02T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20956"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:24:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:24:25","slug":"university-of-guyana-to-establish-satellite-campus-in-aishalton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/university-of-guyana-to-establish-satellite-campus-in-aishalton\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Guyana to Establish Satellite Campus in Aishalton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Samuel Gillis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Guyana (UG) has formalized an agreement to establish a satellite campus in Aishalton, Region Nine, marking a significant step towards expanding educational opportunities in the South Rupununi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by UG, the Aishalton village, and the South Rupununi District Council, paving the way for UG\u2019s Maoka Taawa University of the Forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new campus aims to serve 21 communities in the South Rupununi, addressing a critical gap where currently less than 5% of children who complete secondary education advance to tertiary levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the campus will offer seven disciplines, including agriculture, environmental sciences, and construction and infrastructure, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Thomas, Chairman of the South Rupununi District Council, highlighted the transformative potential of this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Guyana has indicated that 150 students will be accepted from the 254 who have already expressed interest in the satellite university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin praised the dedication of the village leaders to making this historical project a reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vice Chancellor also outlined plans to create a joint management team and train local community members to manage the programs with external support, ensuring the sustainability and relevance of the education provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is poised to significantly enhance educational access and opportunities in the South Rupununi, contributing to the region&#8217;s development and empowerment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis The University of Guyana (UG) has formalized an agreement to establish a satellite campus in Aishalton, Region Nine, marking a significant step towards expanding educational opportunities in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20956","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=20956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20958,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20956\/revisions\/20958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}