President Ali visits launch event of United of Guyana Master’s Degree in Strategic Development Studies

Guyana: President Dr Irfaan Ali visited the launch event of the United of Guyana Master’s Degree in Strategic Development Studies in Turkeyen Campus on March 28, 2022 (Monday). During his visit, President Ali delivered a keynote address.

During this event, President Ali was accompanied by several cabinet ministers, including Senior Minister within the Finance Office of the President, Dr Ashni Singh, and Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.

The attendees of the event also included some other government representatives, including high-level security officials, members of the diplomatic community, and administrators of the University of Guyana.

During the launch event, President announced that the University of Guyana for Human Resilience, Strategic Security and the Future has been planning to deliver the programme soon.

“University of Guyana Institute for Human Resilience, Strategic Security and the Future will deliver the programme, which is expected to start soon,” the official statement read.

President Irfaan Ali stated that the launching of this Master’s Degree in Guyana is one of the most transformative aspects of the Development Studies at the University of Guyana.

The Head of State further stated that “This programme is geared towards the development of the minds in a policy framework, in an analytical framework; bringing the output to a level in which they (the graduates) can apply themselves to very complex problems and complex issues.”