Guyana Universities
University
of Guyana
The University
of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana,
was established in 1963 by the PPP administration. Its first chancellor
was Edgar Mortimer Duke and its first Principal and Vice-Chancellor
was British mathematician Lancelot Hogben.
http://www.uog.edu.gy
Queens College of Guyana
Queen's College is a prestigious secondary school in Guyana. It
was established in 1844 as the Queen's College Grammar School
for boys.
The school
became co-educational in 1975.
In 1997, the school
was partially destroyed in a fire, but extensive reconstruction
has been carried out. Damage was estimated at G$200 million (around
US$1,000,000).
Noted alumni include
former president Forbes Burnham[1], former president Cheddi Jagan,
playwright Michael Abbensetts (1952-1956), novelist E.R. Braithwaite,
poet Martin
Carter, novelist Wilson Harris, lawyer Sir Lionel
Luckhoo, and historian Walter Rodney.
The school's motto
is ""Fideles Ubique Utiles" - "Loyalty Everywhere
Useful".
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