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Higüey.-The National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep) brought together representatives of companies from the Eastern region at the Produal Business Meeting, an initiative aimed at strengthening the link between technical-professional training and the needs of the productive sector. During the activity, the advances of the dual training model were presented, which integrates learning in training centers with practice in companies, with the purpose of increasing employabilit…

SantoDomingo.-The Executive Commission for Educational Transformation held a meeting with opinion leaders, as part of the process of the National Consultation for the Future of Dominican Education, an initiative aimed at collecting contributions from various sectors to build a proposal for the transformation of the educational system with a long-term vision. The space for dialogue is part of the work promoted by the commission created by Decree 309-26 and seeks to generate consensus around a re…

Santo Domingo.–The president of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel), Guido Gómez Mazara, urged the country's universities to assume a leading role in the construction of the national digital ecosystem, through greater articulation with public policies and an academic offer oriented to the technological needs of the present and the future. During the opening of the meeting "Dominican Universities: Protagonists of the Digital Ecosystem. Towards the IT…

Santo Domingo.- The general director of the National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep), Maira Morla Pineda, stated that regional cooperation, social dialogue and innovation are essential to consolidate dual training in Latin America and the Caribbean, during her participation in the virtual meeting commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Alliance for Dual Training in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the meeting, which brought together representatives of vocational tra…

Santo Domingo.-The Center for Industrial Development and Competitiveness (Proindustria) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), through IDB Lab, its innovation and venture arm focused on promoting innovative solutions for development, signed the project agreement “CARIBEquity - Manufacturing Innovation Ecosystem in the Dominican Republic”, an initiative aimed at strengthening the national innovation ecosystem through the promotion of entrepreneurship, technology transfer and t…

Santo Domingo.- The rector of the Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA), Jimmy Rosario Bernard, held a working meeting with the executive director of the National Health Insurance (SeNaSa), Dr. Edward Guzmán, with the purpose of socializing institutional interests and reviewing opportunities to update and expand the collaboration agreement maintained by both entities. During the meeting, the authorities exchanged proposals aimed at strengthening inter-institutional cooperation, identif…

From:Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science During a visit to Tyndall National Institute based at University College Cork (UCC) to mark the commencement of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, today announced a major expansion of the institute, marking a significant milestone for Ireland's research, innova…

The university’s Rector, Dilnoza Khodjayeva, noted that the reforms implemented in the higher education system in recent years had elevated international cooperation to a qualitatively new level and provided detailed information about the university’s research potential and its established ties with foreign universities. XAPI leadership provided information about the institute’s activities and its experience in aeronautics, engineering and innovative technologies. The main part of the meeting …

Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Education, Luis Miguel De Camps, headed the sectoral forum of the Educational Pact Assembly, held within the framework of the National Consultation for the Future of Dominican Education, where he stated that the most lasting transformations are those that are built through dialogue and consensus, and maintained that education constitutes the basis on which the development, competitiveness and institutional strengthening of the country rest. De Camps highlighted t…

July 2, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched Power Force, a new national initiative that will train 5,000 young Nigerians to support the accelerated deployment of smart electricity meters across the country, create employment opportunities, and strengthen ongoing power sector reforms. The programme, implemented through the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), a federation led initiative with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, is a practical inte…

Resulting from the recommendations of the National Round Table on Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship, organized last November, this program aims to strengthen the employability of young people and promote entrepreneurship. It is structured around three pillars: professional training, the development of entrepreneurship as well as access to employment and equal opportunities. Regarding the first axis, the Head of State announced a significant strengthening of vocational training through the m…

Santo Domingo.– Dominican companies will have a greater local offer of specialized services to support their industrial processes, after the Dominican Accreditation Organization (ODAC) expanded the accredited scope of the TDP Dominicana laboratory in the areas of depression and temperature, which strengthens the national quality infrastructure and provides greater competitiveness to the productive apparatus. From this expansion, sectors such as energy, manufacturing, construction, telecommunica…

Santo Domingo.-The Executive Directorate of National Irrigation Technology (TNR) and the Technological University of Santiago (Utesa) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement to develop joint training, research and innovation initiatives aimed at strengthening the agricultural sector and promoting it in the Dominican Republic. The alliance, signed by Claudio Caamaño Vélez, executive director of the TNR, and Luis Bienvenido Gómez Luciano, vice-rector of Research and Scientific Product…

Santo Domingo.- The general director of the Center for Industrial Development and Competitiveness (Proindustria), Rafael Cruz Rodríguez, and the general director of the Spanish Association for Standardization (Aenor) in the Dominican Republic, Ariel Espejo Combes, led the signing of the inter-institutional cooperation framework agreement between both entities, with the purpose of developing joint initiatives that boost the competitiveness of manufacturing companies by promoting quality, innovati…