UASD and ITLA will promote technological training and artificial intelligence in the Dominican Republic

The institutions will create the first National University Artificial Intelligence Hub to strengthen innovation, research, and training in emerging technologies The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) and the Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement this Thursday to strengthen technological education, innovation, and the training of specialized talent in areas related to the digital economy. The agreement was signed by the rector of UASD, Editrudis Beltrán Crisóstomo, and the rector of ITLA, Jimmy Rosario Bernard, during an event held in the University Council Hall of the state academy. During his intervention, Beltrán Crisóstomo stated that the agreement represents a transcendental step to consolidate a modern higher education aligned with the technological transformations of the 21st century.

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“Knowledge grows and societies advance when higher education institutions join efforts,” expressed the UASD rector. He indicated that students from the Smart Classrooms installed in experimental high schools and academic centers in locations such as Constanza, Jarabacoa, Moca, and Santo Domingo Oeste will be able to access programs related to artificial intelligence and other high-demand technological areas. He also highlighted that the incorporation of technology into the university system has been one of the pillars of his management, citing initiatives such as the Compu-Ciencias project and the expansion of more than 30 Smart Classrooms in faculties, campuses and university centers. The rector also reported that the Avilés Blonda building will soon have new spaces for the training of talent specialized in emerging technologies, with the support of the central government. For her part, Rosario Bernard considered that the alliance combines the academic experience of UASD with the technological specialization of ITLA to respond to the demands of the digital economy and the new challenges of the labor market. “The agreement we are signing today unites history with the future, academic experience with applied innovation and national expansion with technological specialization,” she said. The rector of ITLA pointed out that artificial intelligence, automation, cybersecurity, and semiconductors are redefining the global economy, therefore he considered it necessary to strengthen technological training in the country. In that context, he highlighted that ITLA has consolidated an academic offer composed of 18 technological careers, including artificial intelligence programs, 3D animation, and the first technologist in semiconductors in the Dominican Republic, an initiative driven with the support of President Luis Abinader. “Technological education is no longer a complement; it is a necessary national infrastructure to prepare the talent demanded by the industry of the future,” he affirmed.

They will create the first National University Artificial Intelligence Hub
As part of the strategic alliance, UASD and ITLA announced the creation of the first National University Artificial Intelligence Hub of the Dominican Republic, an initiative aimed at strengthening innovation, scientific research and the training of specialized talent in emerging technologies.

The project will operate under a Shared Smart Campus model, which will connect the UASD headquarters, its regional centers, and the ITLA facilities, allowing for expanded access to specialized programs in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, nanorobotics, microprocessors, and semiconductors. The initiative also contemplates the development of applied research projects, academic exchange, and technological training programs for students and teachers, with the aim of responding to the demands of the digital economy and the new challenges of the global market. The activity was attended by former rectors Julio Ravelo Astacio, Roberto Reyna, and Iván Grullón Fernández, along with the vice-rectors Radhamés Silverio González, of Research and Postgraduate Studies; Rosalía Sosa Pérez, of Extension, and Ramón Desangles Flores, Administrative, as well as deans, academic directors, and other university authorities. The ITLA delegation was made up of Juan Matos, Vice-Rector of Extension; Pedro Pablo Castro; Fabricio Cabrera; Eduardo de los Santos; Wincler Paula; María Isabel Mercedes; Danesa Rodríguez; Natael Jerónimo and Rafael Vázquez, among other officials of the institution.