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“Think more of Guyana!” – UG top graduate urges
“Today is our day to bask in the glory of our success!” said University of Guyana (UG) 2015 Valedictorian, Sachin Ramsuran. “Today is indeed our day!”
At the time, Ramsuran was addressing the hundreds still gathered towards the end of UG’s 49th Convocation, which was held on Saturday at the Turkeyen Campus.
Ramsuran was adjudged the Best Graduating Student after attaining a 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) for his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, under the Faculty of Technology. He was conferred with The President’s Medal by President David Granger during the Convocation.
Ramsuran’s journey to becoming UG’s Best Graduating Student was not an easy one; hailing from Patentia, West Bank Demerara, Ramsuran is the only child of a cane-cutter father and a seamstress mother. Throughout his educational life, he worked towards being the best he could be. He is a former Queen’s College student.
Tasked with delivering the Valedictory Address, Ramsuran did so briefly yet easily, and had the audience laughing and cheering along with him throughout.
Best graduating student, Sachin Ramsuran, as he receives The President’s Medal from President David Granger
Best graduating student, Sachin Ramsuran, during his valedictory address
According to Ramsuran, UG had not been an easy ride, regardless of which faculty a student would have graduated from. He said each student had very different experiences. However, he said, “Regardless of the differences in the social aspects of our student lives, the fact that we are all graduating today implies that we share several common qualities such as self-discipline, dedication and unwavering adherence to a philosophy of life which guided us through our most difficult times at UG.”
He further joked that, besides the aforementioned qualities, the students had to possess the wile and charm needed to negotiate with university lecturers for leniency.
He further reminded his colleagues that the future cannot be predicted but advised them to make decisions which could improve the probability of their success and in turn create the future they want. He added that one of these decisions had been enrolling in the University of Guyana.
“Continue making such decisions, continue working hard, and continue to make sacrifices and once you trust in God your success will be guaranteed,” he stressed. “Even if you don’t believe in God, you should start believing!” he urged to the sound of laughter.
Additionally, Ramsuran noted that Guyana will celebrate its 50th year of independence next year and he advised the graduates to re-evaluate their goals, make personal sacrifices and think more of Guyana and the less fortunate in the nation.
“They deserve to be happy and we who have been blessed with the knowledge to make that happen should not fail to do so,” he stressed.
A group of graduates during UG’s convocation on Saturday
Stepping back from the collective, Ramsuran, a Hindu, took some time to personally thank Lord Krishna as well as his parents, relatives and friends. He also thanked his former classmates and pointed out that over their four years, they would have completed 57 courses.
“In my opinion, we are all Valedictorians! You have worked very hard and have made tremendous sacrifices and you have earned the right to say, ‘I am a graduate of the University of Guyana!’” he said.
Ramsuran was one of about 1,500 who graduated from UG during the 49th Convocation exercise.
Graduates came from the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Education and Humanities, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Technology and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The ceremony also marked the graduation of the first batch of students with the Post-Graduate Diploma in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and the Certificate in Industrial Engineering.
The Social Sciences Faculty produced the largest number of graduates.
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