The University of Guyana (UG) Council on Thursday agreed to increase tuition fees for students over the next three academic years.
UG Vice Chancellor Professor Ivelaw Griffith confirmed to Stabroek News that the increases, which were proposed by the UG administration, were approved by the Council at the meeting.
The University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) Public Relations Officer Christina Basil, on the organisation’s Facebook page yesterday, said the decision was taken after a seven-and-a-half-hour-long meeting of the Council at the Turkeyen Campus.
The Council, including UGSS President Ron Glasgow, met to discuss the UG budget for the 2016/2017 academic year.
“The Council has agreed (excluding UGSS President) on an increase of 15%, 10%, and 10% over the following three academic years (2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, respectively),” Basil said.
