The Administration of the University of Guyana (UG) is gearing to enhance the capacities of staff and students through partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) of the United Kingdom.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the universities yesterday signaling the commitment to improve the qualifications of UG’s lecturers; create a student exchange programme; establish a physical centre; and the hosting of an international conference in Guyana.Officials present at the signing of the agreement held in the Education Lecture Theatre include UG’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Jacob Opadeyi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Phillip Da Silva,NFL Jerseys China, Pro- Chancellor Prem Misir, Dean of Health Sciences Dr. Emmanuel Cummings, Dean of Social Sciences Paloma Mohammed; and UCLAN’s Deputy Vice Chancellor Dave Phoenix, Dean of School of Built and Natural Environment Professor Akintola Akintoye, and Professor of Physiology and Research Degree Tutor, Jaipaul Singh.According to Phoenix, the first batch of UK students is expected to arrive in Guyana next year on a study tour. Meanwhile, staff development is expected later in the year,Adam Larsson Jersey, depending on the support of Governments, who have already indicated their interests in adult education and sustainability. He sees the MOU as an opportunity to develop both counties.Without providing in-depth details of the agreement, Professor Opadeyi said it has been in the making for several months and seeks to benefit both countries. He described the MOU as a meaningful plan that is expected to bear fruit within the next five years.Instrumental in this initiative is Singh, a former student of UG during the early days. Because he was forced to leave Guyana to study abroad, Singh wants to provide students who cannot afford higher education abroad,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, a similar quality of education locally.According to Dr. Cummings,Cheap China Jerseys, UG has many lecturers who are in need of further training. The MOU provides the opportunity for lecturers to qualify themselves, while continuing to educate students on campus. From time to time the lecturers would have to travel to the UK as required for their studies for Master’s Degrees.Providing an insight into the student exchange programme,Authentic Jerseys Wholesale, Da Silva said it focuses on enriching student life for both universities. Students from UCLAN would have the opportunity to conduct field research in Guyana while UG students would also conduct studies in UK.Mohammed, who is responsible for organizing the international conference in 18 months, said that the conference would be in keeping with UG’s 50th Anniversary. It is expected to either be held during the latter part of 2014 or early 2015. Its focus will be on Guyana’s ongoing environmental works.Speaking on the creation of the centre that is expected to see the materialization of the other aspects of the agreement was Professor Akintoye.The centre will focus on sustainability and innovation. The sustainability aspect will look at ongoing development of the main resources in Guyana. And,NFL Jerseys Cheap, for innovation an important subject area would be society’s interaction with the environment. It would allow other faculties to work together to address issues affecting Guyana such as climate change.

Reports that current Registrar of the University of Guyana,Wholesale Jerseys, Dr. Vincent Alexander, is likely to be sidelined for the position of Registrar,NFL Jerseys Supply, were effectively debunked by officials of the university yesterday.Public Relations Officer of the institution, Paulette Paul, in an invited comment yesterday revealed that at the moment Dr. Alexander is on end-of-contract leave as his contract is set to come to an end in April. The position of Registrar, she said, will be advertised shortly and Alexander like any other qualified individual could apply.Responding to reports that the advertising of the position was unusual as there have been other similar positions that were not advertised, Paul noted that “there will always be innuendos but the fact is that what the University’s Council is doing is the normal procedure.”Another senior official said that the last time that the position of Registrar was advertised was in 2009 which saw Alexander both applying and being appointed to the position. “This is not at all unusual,” the senior official asserted yesterday.However,Adrian Dantley Jersey, there are speculations that Alexander’s return as Registrar could be under threat due to his role played in the recent General and Regional Elections as a Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission. He is reported to have had a crucial role in detecting an error in the tabulation of the results. Initially, the People’s Progressive Party was given a one-seat majority but this was later reversed and combined opposition was given the edge.Speculations are that Alexander,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, like Frederick Kissoon, a columnist attached to this newspaper and a lecturer at the University for 26 years, has been a target for removal from the institution. Kissoon recently had his contract terminated, a decision which was made at the level of the University’s Council. There have been suggestions that the move was strategic and was spearheaded by PPP/C members, who make up the University’s Board, during a recent meeting of the University’s Council.The University in a statement issued yesterday pointed out that the deliberations of its Council meetings are confidential,NFL Jerseys Store, noting recent news items have claimed to report on deliberations of the meeting of the Council held last week Wednesday. “As has happened in the past, such statements contain errors of fact, misguided deductions and information without a context for its evaluation,” the statement added.The Council said that while it did meet last Wednesday, among other matters it considered appointments that had been referred to it by the Appointments Committee as permitted by its statutes. In determining the matters before it, the Council was guided by the university’s normal considerations including the university’s rules on the recruitment of persons over the age of retirement; the academic qualifications of persons recommended for appointment; the academic record and performance details of the recommended persons; the proper instruction of students and the relative value of filling vacancies on a long-term or short-term basis.The Council of the University, according to the statement, “reminds the public that its deliberations are confidential and that the University does not disclose information that is privileged in its relationship with its staff,Stitched Jerseys, applicants for employment or other persons being considered for employment.”It was noted too that unofficial reports on deliberations of university committees, including the Council, must therefore be treated with appropriate caution.