March 2011 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: March 2011

Hundreds of Livingstone College Students Learn About Spanish Immersion Opportunities Through InteRDom
Livingstone College students showed their enthusiasm for learning the Spanish language and becoming more global citizens on Wednesday, March 30, when they led the school’s weekly student assembly in Spanish.

Accepting Applications to Register for the Certification Seminar for Internship Supervisors
Registration is now open for those who wish to participate in the InteRDom Internship Supervisor Certification Seminar that will take place on March 31- April 1 at the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The potential and limitations of gold mining, a subject for analysis
Experts on mining-related topics of impact, mining best practices and public policies, as well as the chief executive of Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation, participated in the panel “Global perspectives on gold mining: assessing the potential and limitations,” on Wednesday, March 23…

Special Program and Presentation Planned with Livingstone College
InteRDom is excited to announce the Summer 2011 debut of a special 4-week Spanish Immersion Program in Santo Domingo developed in conjunction with Livingstone College.

InteRDom Supports 5th Annual National Dominican Student Conference
InteRDom is pleased to support the 5th Annual Dominican Student Conference, which will take place this year from April 8-10 on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. This year’s conference is a bit of a homecoming, as Yale’s Dominican Student Group, the QuisqueYalies, hosted the original conference in 2007.

InteRDom’s Relationship with URI Grows with “New Perspectives” Exhibition
InteRDom will continue its close relationship with the University of Rhode Island this spring with a visit to the campus in Providence, Rhode Island on May 6 to meet with faculty and staff to consider a number of upcoming joint initiatives and projects.

GFDD participates in various activities in Mexico City, Mexico
On Monday, March 14, 2011, a technical meeting on the “El aula del futuro: construyendo la escuela de la era digital” project took place. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the design of a digital classroom prototype containing this type of technology and reference tools that allow the viewing of the new educational models.

Ambassador: His Excellency Ghazi Jomaa
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations

GFDD Global Roundtable presents Tunisia
As part of its ongoing program to encourage global knowledge and understanding, in particular in light of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development hosted a roundtable discussion with Tunisia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Ghazi Jomaa with a special focus on the challenges and opportunities that the country faces in light of the departure of long-standing President Ben Ali by popular
force last January.

Successful Closing of the Sixth Edition of Virtual Educa
On Friday, the 11 of March, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) held the closing ceremony of the sixth edition of Virtual Educa Caribe (VEC) 2011, the most important Caribbean annual regional event in education and technology.