The Honorary Consulate General of The Domanican Republic Copyrights

he Dominican Republic is a Spanish speaking country,as such, education in all public schools and universities and in most private ones, is only imparted in

Spanish. Universities are the main training center of human resources in the country. In order to fulfill this goal they have available a wide range of offers concerning careers and professions, as well as curriculum models or study plans.

According to the Report on Higher Education in the Dominican Republic published by UNESCO and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, in the year 2002 there were in the country 35 universities and five institutions of higher technological education, with a number of approximately 286,134 enrolled students, of which 61.6% are women and 31.38% are men. The university population is in an evident growth process. In 1995 it grew 9.6% in relation to the previous year, 11.4% in 1999 and 32.4% in 2002.

In the year 2002, 75% of university students was between 17 and 25 years old, and only 6% was older than 40. In August 2002 the programs with larger number of students were, in descending order, education, law, marketing, accounting, computer engineering, management, medicine, psychology, industrial engineering and civil engineering. These concentrated 75.9% of the Dominican university population.

Graduate degrees have a special place in Dominican higher education and by July 2002 Dominican universities offered 343 masters and post grade degrees, 32% at public institutions and 68% at private ones. Worthy of particular attention is the fact that programs that until recently did not have a significant demand, are showing a growing trend, such as advertising and social communications, probably as a result of the protagonist role that the media and communication technologies play in modern society.

On the contrary, careers that traditionally have been considered as important both for the tradition of science and thought, and for the material and spiritual progress of the peoples, such as Basic Science (physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics), Philosophy, Sociology, Economy, History and Literature, among others, are in a declination process.

mong the most prestigious universities are The Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo

(UASD), the only public university and the oldest in the American Continent; the Universidad Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU); Universidad Central del Este (UCE); Universidad Dominicana O & M, Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, and Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago (UTESA), Universidad INTEC, Universidad Catolica Santo Domingo, Universidad Iberoamericana, etc..

	ducation in the Dominican Republic is reasonably priced as compared with other
Certain institutions and private colleges and universities offer degrees in English language, but mainly for medical and computer programs.

hose interested in studying in the Dominican Republic are advised to contact the learning

institution of their choice for detailed information about the degrees offered and their international accreditations.

Visit www.paginasamarillas.com.do (Dominican Yellow Pages), search "Universidad" for a list of the Dominican universities and colleges with all their contact information or write to us with your request.

| Tourism | Services | Contact Us |

Designed & Developed By Arshlink Technologies