Santo Domingo.– The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT) awarded 110 national scholarships to students from the Universidad Domínico Americano (UNICDA), who will pursue higher technical programs, bachelor’s degrees, engineering degrees and master’s degrees in various areas, with a special emphasis on STEM careers.
Lanny Portorreal, director of the National Scholarship Directorate, highlighted the importance of these grants as a driver of development and social mobility, in addition to emphasizing the relevance of programs aligned with the demands of the national productive sector.
“Miles de jóvenes dominicanos han encontrado en estas oportunidades un camino para fortalecer su formación profesional y su capacidad de aportar al país”,
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He recalled that, since 2020, MESCyT has awarded some 50,000 scholarships, both national and international, prioritizing young people in vulnerable conditions.
Among the academic programs in which the scholars will study are; higher technician in Software development. Also the undergraduate degrees, business administration, management of Tourist and Hotel Companies, artistic education, education, mention, Foreign Languages (English), Software engineering, cybersecurity engineering and Data Science engineering. In addition, Master’s in Data Science and Big Data, Master’s in Teaching and Management of Educational Technology and Master’s in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
For his part, the rector of UNICDA, Ramón Sosa, underscored the value of collaboration with MESCyT, highlighting that “this alliance strengthens academic training and opens new opportunities for more young Dominicans to have access to a quality higher education in key areas for the country’s development.”
Previously, the institution awarded another sixty postgraduate scholarships to students from the Technological University of Barahona (UCATEBA) to pursue a master’s degree in educational research; eleven in mathematics, while, for undergraduate degrees, about thirty were awarded to study computer systems engineering, eleven for tourism, and the same number for nursing, among others.
