U.S. Embassy and Instituto Cultural Domínico Americano host volunteerism conference
Santo Domingo. – The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo and the Instituto Cultural Domínico Americano held the conference “El Poder del Voluntariado”, as the launch of the Servimos Unidos Program, an initiative to promote volunteerism and community service through culture and the arts. Timothy Brown, Acting Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy, highlighted […]
The Dominican-American University celebrates its 19th Ordinary Graduation Ceremony
The event was led by Engineer Ramón Sosa, Rector of the Dominican-American University, who delivered the welcoming remarks and stated: “Acknowledge and embrace that if the path feels difficult, it’s likely because you are heading in the right direction, as there is no greater talent than having the courage to strive for goals that seem impossible. Obstacles will arise, doors will close, but it is in those moments that the successful individual adapts, persists, gets back up, and starts again.”
Engineer Ramón Sosa was accompanied at the head table by Mr. Darío Lama, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICDA, and Dr. Laura Reyes, Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs at UNICDA. Also present were the coordinators of the academic areas for Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies: Lic. Alejandra Brunet, Engineer Carlos Núñez, Lic. Ligia Henríquez, Dr. Alexandra García, and Lic. Francisco Felipe.
The keynote speech of the graduation ceremony was delivered by Engineer José Armando Tavárez, President of the Dominican Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies (Cámara TIC), former President of the Dominican Association of University Rectors (ADRU), and former Rector of the Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA).
During this ceremony, degrees were awarded to professionals from the first cohort of Software Engineers and the first group of graduates in the Bachelor’s Degree in English Teaching, who enrolled under the conditions of regulation 09-15 for training teachers of excellence.
Additionally, the university presented the country with new professionals in other fields and programs, who received degrees in Business Administration, Tourism and Hotel Business Administration, Systems Engineering, Higher Technical Education with an Initial Education Mention, Bachelor’s in Education with an English Mention, Specialty in Education with an English Mention, Specialty in Administration of Information Systems, Master’s in Business Administration, and Master’s in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
The words of gratitude from the graduates of the 2022 class were delivered by Patricia Terrero Montesino, an honor student from the Bachelor’s in English Teaching program.
The institution’s Mixed Choir performed the national anthems of the Dominican Republic and the United States during the opening and concluded the ceremony with a repertoire of songs in both English and Spanish.
The Dominican-American University continues to reinforce its mission of providing and promoting education in English and Spanish across various disciplines to effectively meet the country’s educational demands, shaping competent professionals in their respective fields.
UNICDA conducts a talk on breast cancer prevention
On the occasion of the commemoration of World Breast Cancer Day, celebrated every October 19, and within the framework of the UNICDA Previene campaign, our university held a talk on breast cancer prevention, given by Dr. Natalia Frías Guzmán, Gynecologic Oncologist and Coordinator of the INCART Prevention Service. On behalf of our university, the meeting was […]
UNICDA donates to community affected by hurricane Fiona
Last Friday, October 7, in an act of solidarity with the victims of Hurricane Fiona in El Seibo, our institution made a donation of basic necessities to representatives of the Junta de Vecinos of the Arroyo Grande community in that province. In the picture, representing UNICDA and the entire community of the Dominican American Cultural […]
UNICDA holds welcome ceremony for new students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=g57uF0kwfV8&feature=emb_title With great enthusiasm, our university held its welcome ceremony, in which it received its new students for the September-December 2022 term. Through this meeting, the students had the opportunity to learn more about the academic authorities of the university, as well as the facilities and benefits they have for belonging to UNICDA. The welcoming […]
Artist Ramón Acevedo presents his art exhibition OCASO at ICDA
In a night full of art and fellowship, the opening ceremony of the art exhibition “OCASO” took place, where its author, the artist Ramón Acevedo, presented his works to the community in which he portrays various characters of the Dominican reality. In the main photo, our Chancellor, Mr. Ramón Sosa; Sofía Otero, Cultural Director and the […]
UNICDA Professor Participates in the 36th World Competition of Mathematics and Logic Games
For the first time in history, the Dominican Republic participated in the 36th edition of the World Competition of Mathematics and Logic Games, held in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition has 8 categories that include participants from 3rd grade of elementary school to professional experts in the area of mathematics. 372 finalists participated […]
UNICDA is visited by Texas Tech University
We are honored to have received the visit, on behalf of Texas Tech University in Costa Rica, of Ellen Rose, Executive Director; and Patricia Bernal, Student Recruitment Officer, with the purpose of getting to know our university and discussing collaboration agreements for the strengthening of academic programs and student exchanges. On behalf of UNICDA, the […]
U.S. Embassy and UNICDA hold meeting with Laura Jiménez
In an activity coordinated by the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo and the Universidad Domínico Americano (UNICDA), we received the visit of Laura Jiménez, the only Dominican Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs for the Department of State, with whom our community had the opportunity to enjoy a conversation called “CoffeeTime with […]