{"id":487378,"date":"2025-10-19T18:49:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/president-abinader-inaugurates-uasd-cotui-regional-university-center-with-29-classrooms\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:49:52","slug":"president-abinader-inaugurates-uasd-cotui-regional-university-center-with-29-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/president-abinader-inaugurates-uasd-cotui-regional-university-center-with-29-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"President Abinader inaugurates UASD-Cotui Regional University Center with 29 classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cotui. \u2013<\/strong> President Luis Abinader inaugurated this Sunday the UASD-Cotui Regional University Center<\/strong>, the first extension of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in the province of S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, with 29 classrooms that will benefit thousands of young people in the region. The work was carried out through the Ministry of Housing and Buildings (MIVED)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\nWith this inauguration, the president adds four university centers delivered in less than five years<\/strong>, along with those of Ban\u00ed, Azua and Hato Mayor, strengthening access to higher education throughout the country.\n\nDuring the event, Abinader highlighted the progress made by UASD as a pillar of national intellectual development and reiterated the Government’s commitment to quality education for new generations<\/strong>. In addition, he announced the construction of the Cotu\u00ed Ring Road<\/strong>, a road work that will improve mobility and the local economy.\n\n\n

You can read: SIP warns about extortion from digital media and tensions surrounding freedom of the press in DR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nIn infrastructure, the president highlighted projects such as the Cevico\u2013Monte Plata<\/strong> highway, the Hatillo<\/strong> road, and the construction of four indoor courts<\/strong> in the province. He also announced new water projects, including the Cotu\u00ed aqueduct<\/strong> and a potable water system at the Hatillo dam<\/strong>, to improve water supply in the communities.\n\n\n

UASD closer to the people<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe rector of UASD, Editrudis Beltr\u00e1n Cris\u00f3stomo, pointed out that the new campus reflects President Abinader’s commitment to a modern and close to the population<\/strong> public university, while the Minister of MIVED, Carlos Bonilla, highlighted that investing in education is investing in the future of the country.\n\nThe university center required an investment exceeding RD$1,227 million<\/strong>, occupying more than 18,600 m\u00b2<\/strong>. It has 29 classrooms, three laboratories, a smart classroom, a computer lab, five graduate classrooms, a library, an auditorium, and a three-story administrative building<\/strong>. In addition, it offers recreational and sports areas, a mixed court, a patriotic plaza, bleachers, and 115 parking spaces<\/strong>.\n\nCourses will be offered in Clinical Psychology, Modern Languages, complete basic cycle<\/strong> and a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics to the English Language<\/strong>.\n\nCurrently, the MIVED is advancing in the construction of three new university centers<\/strong> in Santo Domingo Este, Santiago Rodr\u00edguez and Neyba, consolidating public higher education and the equitable development of the provinces.\n\nThanks to this work, higher education is brought closer to the population of S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez and neighboring communities<\/strong>, allowing students to access quality training without having to move to the UASD headquarters in Santo Domingo.\n\n\n
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Cotui. \u2013 President Luis Abinader inaugurated this Sunday the UASD-Cotui Regional University Center, the first extension of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in the province of S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, with 29 classrooms that will benefit thousands of young people in the region. The work was carried out through the Ministry of Housing and Buildings (MIVED). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":487379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-487378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dominican-news"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-22MW","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-19-at-6.39.25-PM.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Dominican News"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-19-at-6.39.25-PM.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}