The Government of China on Wednesday presented a cheque for $7m to the University of Guyana (UG).
A press release yesterday from UG said that new Ambassador from China to Guyana, Guo Haiyan along with the First Consul of the Embassy and Director of Trade and Development in the Embassy paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chan-cellor of the University of Guyana and members of her Senior Management Team. During the meeting UG was gifted the cheque to aid in the refurbishing of a generator and the construction of an access road at the institution’s Turkeyen Campus, East Coast Demerara. This gift was negotiated by the Office of Philanthropy, Alumni and Civic Engagement.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin received the cheque on behalf of the University and thanked the People’s Republic of China for its timely contribution.
“This is the continuation of very close relations between the University and the Embassy of China in Georgetown […] We have a Confucius Institute on the Campus that trains hundreds of Guyanese every year in Mandarin Language, and we look forward to growing that and to the continued support of the Embassy for the University,” the Vice-Chancellor stated.
She added “Addition-ally, almost two full years of disuse of buildings including the terrible weather we have had, and the ages of the buildings is really placing a strain on the infrastructure. So, this will certainly contribute.”
Ambassador Haiyan, in her remarks said that China was very pleased to have been given the opportunity to partner with the University of Guyana.
The Ambassador noted that since the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many colleges and universities around the world have experienced severe challenges in finance, teaching, and management.
