GFDD/Funglode President Presents Certificates to Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) Participants

The group of Dominican students that participated in the last Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) at the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) from April 9 to 16, 2017 received their participation certificates from Dr. Leonel Fernández yesterday. Also present at the event, which was held at Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) headquarters in Santo Domingo, were Marco Herrera, executive director of Funglode; Yamile Eusebio, interim co-executive director of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD); Rocío Billini, director of academic exchanges at UASD and Tomiris Silfa, assistant administrator for academic exchanges at UASD. GDAE is a collaborative effort between InteRDom, a program of GFDD/Funglode; the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT, for its... Read More

Dominican Law Students Can Now Apply to the Prestigious University of Washington’s Transnational Law Program!

Santo Domingo - The Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program and the University of Washington (UW) School of Law have opened the application period for the Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice that will take place from September 1 to 15, 2017 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Applications will be received until June 30, 2017 and participants will receive a discount of 50 percent for the registration cost of the program. The program, promoted by GDAE, is a collaboration between InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), and the University of Washington School of Law. The program allows Dominican students of law, recent graduates and young professionals working in... Read More

Group of Dominican Students Experience Life of an Ivy League Undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The first Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) of this year was held in the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) from Abril 9-16, 2017, in collaboration with the on campus Student Association, Grupo Quisqueyano (GQ), who served as hosts and introduced the Dominicans to Ivy League student life. This is the second time that a GDAE group visited UPenn. A group of students from different academic backgrounds from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) received a scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education of the Dominican Republic (MESCyT) to participate in the week-long academic and cultural immersion program abroad. The agenda was action-packed with courses in various subjects such as Social Statistics, History of... Read More

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Call for Applications! GFDD’s Global Dominican Academic Exchange Announces Its Next Program at the University of Pennsylvania in April 2017

InteRDom is pleased to announce the location of its next Global Dominican Academic Exchange: The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Dominican university students from all disciplines are invited to sign up for this exciting experience, which will be held from April 6 to 19, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When: April 6 – 19, 2017 Where: University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Philadelphia, PA, USA Application Deadline: March 10, 2017 Estimated Cost: $1.050 per person (Costs may vary according to flight tickets and personal expenses) The program will pair each Dominican student with a University of Pennsylvania host student, according to common academic and extracurricular interests. Dominican students will be provided accommodation, they will attend classes and participate in... Read More

Dominican Student Participates in One of the Most Prestigious Transnational Law Programs in the US through the GDAE Program

Seattle, Washington - Kelmer Messina, a Dominican law student, participated from September 2-16 in Seattle, Washington, in the Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice developed by the University of Washington (UW) School Law— one of the world’s leading centers for innovative teaching and research on international, comparative, and U.S. law, as stated by the academic institution. The Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program provides law students, and legal professionals and researchers from all over the world a strong foundation in the structure, culture and thinking of the U.S. legal system and practice. The intense Summer Institute program focuses on three areas: Introduction to the American Legal System and Practice, Legal Skills and Methodology, and Legal... Read More

Calling All Dominican Law Students – Apply Now to Participate in Prestigious Summer Institute at the University of Washington School of Law

The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) and the University of Washington School of Law (UW) are pleased to open the application period for the second consecutive Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program, to take place September 2-16, 2016, in Seattle, Washington. Applications will be received until May 6, 2016. The GDAE's Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program is a collaborative effort between InteRDom, a program of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and the UW School of Law. The program brings Dominican law students and young professionals to UW Law for two weeks, where they participate in a rigorous certificate program that introduces them to the American and international legal... Read More

Business Students Connect over Dominican Culture at Babson College GDAE Program

In celebration of International Education Week, Babson College Dominican students hosted five college students from the Dominican Republic on their campus as part of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange program, from November 2-8, 2015. The students bonded over cultural similarities while also being immersed in American-style business classes at Babson College. The agenda for the week included campus tours of Babson College and Harvard University, along with tours of historic sites of downtown Boston, museum visits, and basketball games. During the day students had the opportunity to attend business classes with their hosts, selecting the courses based on their majors and personal interests. Social activities were arranged at night time, where students attended a “SOCA”... Read More

Global Dominican Academic Exchange with Business Focus Commences at Babson College

A group of five Dominican college students will arrive at Boston today to participate in the final program of the 2015 year for the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE), from November 2-8, 2015 at Babson College. This GDAE has a special focus on the fields of Business and Entrepreneurship, as Babson College is the top entrepreneurship in the United States. The Dominican participants are all studying business or entrepreneurship and hail from universities across the Dominican Republic. They will be received at Babson by their Dominican-American student hosts, with whom they will live, attend classes, and participate in an agenda of activities scheduled by the student hosts. The activities will take place during the... Read More

Calling All Dominican Business Students for the Next GDAE Program at Babson College!

Applications are now open for the next Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program, being held at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts from November 2-8, 2015. Dominican undergraduate students studying business and/or entrepreneurship are invited to apply to participate in this exciting exchange experience. When: November 2-8, 2015 Where: Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts Application Deadline: October 16, 2015 Estimated cost: USD$960, dependent on price variation in air travel Apply Now! Participants will be paired with a Dominican-American student host at Babson College, with whom they will be lodged, attend classes and participate in an agenda of activities scheduled by the student hosts. The event has been strategically scheduled during International Education Week (IEW) so that it will coincide with activities... Read More

University of Washington and GDAE Summer Institute in Transnational Law Ends on a High Note

The newest partnership with the Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program and the Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice at the University of Washington (UW) School of Law came to a successful close this week, where six Dominican law students earned a certificate for the two week-long program, from September 4-18, 2015. The students will return to the Dominican Republic with new understanding of the various methods of legal analysis and argumentation practiced in the United States. Using both traditional U.S. law school-style instruction and small group tutorials and practice sessions, participants of the Summer Institute focused on three areas--Introduction to the American Legal System and Practice, Legal Skills and Methodology, and Legal English.... Read More