List of universities in Guyana
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This is a partial list of Universities and colleges in Guyana
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Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
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Universities
- University of GuyanaUniversity of GuyanaThe University of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana is a public university established in 1963 by the Guyanese government.-History:Cheddi Jagan, then Premier of British Guiana considered that the University of the West Indies, to which his government had contributed since 1948, was not meeting the...
- Institute of Distance and Continuing Education
- American University of Peace Studies
Colleges
- Cyril Potter College of EducationCyril Potter College of EducationThe Cyril Potter College of Education is a teacher training college in Guyana. The main institute is located at Turkeyen, and there are branches located in New Amsterdam, Rose Hall, Linden, Vreed-en-Hoop and Anna Regina. Teachers have to travel from rural areas to attend classes...
- Guyana School of AgricultureGuyana School of AgricultureThe Guyana School of Agriculture is a post-secondary college of agricultural education in Guyana, established in 1963. It offers two-year diploma and certificate courses.-External links:*...
- The Business School GuyanaThe Business School GuyanaThe Business School was founded in 1975 by Mrs. Erma Bovell. Mrs. Bovell, a deep religious individual, started the school to provide secretarial training for young girls from low income households. These girls for various reasons, were unable to get an education in the public school system in Guyana...