The University of Guyana and the Guyana Defence Force have forged an educational pact which will see Officer Cadets of the Standard Officers’ Course Number 50 and beyond receiving Associate Degrees in the field of Agriculture.
Signing a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] in this regard were Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, and Chief of Staff, Brigadier Patrick West. The signing took place at a ceremony held in the television room of Base Camp Ayanganna, yesterday.
“I am particularly pleased today to sign this MOU for academic collaboration which will enhance the academic profile of our Standard Officers’ course number 50 future standard officers’ courses of the GDF at the same time it will develop the Agriculture Corp as a Research Centre with the University of Guyana”, said West of the MoU. According to Professor Griffith the signing of the MOU is a good expression of what the leadership of the Guyana Defence Force thinks of its ranks. He added, “We have a critical role not only in enabling our nations individual mandates for us to educate and defend but in the context of those mandates, there are very many elements some of which mean educational collaboration is necessary not simply desired.”