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Mar 24, 2013 News
With the distinct potential of boosting the international academic image of the University of Guyana, talks are currently ongoing with the University of Central Lancashire of England with a view to forging a linkage between the tertiary institutions.
Spearheading the discussions is Pro Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Prem Misir, who currently holds a Professorship appointment in Public Health at the University of Central Lancashire.
He assumed this three-year appointment in September 2011 when he was confronted with a request to help foster the collaboration.
The area identified for the alliance is that of Biodiversity and Conservation Management and according to Dr. Misir there are currently three key players engaging him in the strategic talks.
Among the key players is the Central Lancashire University’s Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor David Phoenix, who Dr. Misir said, is very interested in the idea of this linkage and “hopefully he and two others would be here in April.”
Dean of the School of Built and Natural Environment, Professor Akintola Akintoye, and Professor of Physiology in the School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, Dr. Jaipaul Singh, are the other two key players in the ongoing discussions. The latter Professor was a shortlisted candidate for the position of Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana and has been assisting the Faculty of Health Sciences with a number of research projects.
“The levels of these professors show that the interest is significant…and I am like the go-between because I have my feet on both sides of the fence,” noted Dr. Misir.
Even as the discussions continue, he revealed that he has been interacting with Coordinator of the University of Guyana’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Shanomae Rose.
“She said that she has discussed it with her Faculty and they are very interested and excited about it happening, so there is going to be support for it…But obviously we have got to have the conversation more,” related the Pro Chancellor.
He disclosed that it is expected that the proposed linkage could be created at the soonest possible time which will pave the way for the University of Central Lancashire to facilitate the implementation of a Field Station on biodiversity and conservation management. According to him, “they are interested in having faculty here and also have our faculty go there to try to develop international experience and have exchange between the two programmes…There can also be an exchange of students where students from that University can come here and our students can get some international experience over there.”
Moreover, Dr. Misir disclosed that through the linkage, graduate students can come to the University of Guyana to secure data for their Masters dissertation and even visit in order to enhance their resume or obtain extra credit.
“Students can come here for different reasons depending on whether they are undergraduates or postgraduates….” asserted Dr. Misir who insisted that such collaboration will show that the University of Guyana has credibility from an international point of view.
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