Eight grants were awarded to teams of academic staff at the University of Guyana by the Ministry of Education yesterday as part of a project to strengthen the four science and technology faculties in the university.
The University of Guyana Science and Technology Support Project (UGSTSP) is based on a US$10M credit from the World Bank to the Government of Guyana. The project is expected to be implemented over a five-year period to better prepare graduates for jobs in low carbon industries and build sustainable capacity to operate the university and plan for its future development. The four faculties are: the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, the Natural Sciences Faculty, the Technology Faculty and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
The improvement of the quality of science education through curriculum reform and support for research in