Latest update December 23rd, 2024 3:40 AM
UG late registration fee kicks in today
Some of the students seeking to secure loans yesterday
Students hoping to participate in classes at the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus this semester, who have not yet completed the process of registration, will from today be required to pay a late registration fee.
According to officials within the Bursary department, students still desirous of registering today will have to pay a whopping $10,000 to complete the mandatory procedure and be eligible to attend classes.
At a recent press conference, Arlene McLean of the Registration Department had emphasised the need for students to adhere to the registration process, in order to obtain their student identification cards and be recognised as bona fide students.
Up to yesterday, several students could be seen flocking the Ministry of Finance Valuation Division, at 237 Camp Street, Cummingsburg, in order to secure loans for their respective courses.
But, according to President of the University of Guyana Student Society, Jason Benjamin, such should not have been the case at this time.
He explained that students will now be faced with the ultimatum to pay a fine, since they neglected to access a process which was available to them since in July.
Meanwhile, lectures commenced yesterday after several weeks of intense technical efforts to bring the campus to a safe and acceptable level to facilitate classes and allow the full operation of the university to return.
The university, at the beginning of July, was handed over to the Government by the UG administration, to facilitate the removal of asbestos from several buildings, a process which was estimated to take no more than two months.
But though the process was challenged by some unforeseen difficulties, it was completed to a satisfactory extent this month, allowing for a delayed start of classes at the university. The ceremonial opening was on Friday.
According to the UGSS President, the state of the various buildings is quite acceptable. He noted that everyone is happy, that both students and the union are satisfied that the administration did everything possible to restore the campus to a safe environment.
He added that although students were forced to commence classes at such a late stage, they are yet pleased that things are now mostly back to normal.
There will be a semester break on December 22 and classes will recommence on January 5, 2009.
The convocation activities have since been scheduled for Saturday, December 13, because of the delayed opening.
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