CPCE science labs further boosted with donation from China

President David Granger (second from right), China’s Ambassador to Guyana Cui Jianchun (third from right), Minister of Education Dr. Nicolette Henry (second from left), Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson (left) and Principal CPCE, Viola Rowe look on as students conduct an experiment. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

In a gesture to improve the quality of teacher training, the science laboratories at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) have been further enhanced with a gift of equipment from the People’s Republic of China.

According to a Ministry of Education release, it all began with a conversation in 2017 between President David Granger and China’s Ambassador to Guyana Cui Jianchun where the Ambassador enquired about the ways in which the People’s Republic of China could assist Guyana in developing its education system.

In response, the President singled out the CPCE and the equipment was subsequently procured, with the formal handing over taking place yesterday at the College’s Turkeyen campus.