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Participation in Virtual Educa 2006
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, and its sister organization, Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo, FUNGLODE, were widely represented at Virtual Educa http://www.virtualeduca.org/ which opened in Bilbao, June 20, 2006…
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GFDD Participates in Seminar on the Spanish Language as an Economic Asset
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, represented by Asunción Sanz, participated in the seminar that took place in Vitoria, Spain, to discuss the different ways the Spanish language can be considered and promoted and an economic asset…
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InteRDom: First US Students Arrive in Dominican Republic
The first group of American students visiting Dominican Republic through the InterDom: Internships in Dominican Republic program arrived at Santo Domingo starting May 12, 2006.
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More than 200 Dominican Teachers Received Diplomas of Certification
On April 27, 2006, on an event celebrated at FUNGLODE’s headquarters in Santo Domingo, more than 200 Dominican Teachers received Diplomas of Certification for the online training they recently completed on “Quality of Basic Education”.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Launched Virtual Educa Caribe During Inter-American Forum on New Technologies
The Inter-American Forum on New Technologies was inaugurated April 25, 2006, with an opening event in which President Fernández and the First Lady, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández were present, as well as the Ministers of Education and Higher Education of the Dominican Republic, Alejandrina Germán and Ligia Amada Melo, respectively. José María Antón, Secretary General of Virtual Educa addressed the audience and opened the Forum.
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GFDD, FUNGLODE, SEE, and Microsoft Initiate Second Regional Training of Partners in Learning
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), its sister organization in Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (SEE for its Spanish initials) and Microsoft Corporation, initiated the second regional training for teachers, part of the “Partners in Learning” (PIL) program.
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GFDD Participates in 2006 State of the Planet Forum at Columbia University
On March 28-29, 2006, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in the “State of the Planet 06: Is Sustainable Development feasible?” forum, held by The Earth Institute, at the Roone Arledge Auditorium, Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York City.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Sign Agreement with Canadian Foundation for the Americas
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), signed a 5-year agreement on technical cooperation, diplomatic and international matters, and professional trainings and research projects, with the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, FOCAL.
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Lecture on Education and Development Presented by Jeffrey Sachs
The economist Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on the Millennium Development Goals, was the guest of the XI Lecture Series of the Americas.
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UTEM Virtual Grants Free Access to Distance Education
As a result of the many partnerships and alliances developed during the International Week on Distance Education, organized by FUNGLODE/GFDD in Santo Domingo, February 13-17, 2006, one of the participating institutions, Metropolitan Technological University, UTEM Virtual for its Spanish initials, donated the Dominican Ministry of Basic Education with free access to the Drweb platform.
