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Honorary President of GFDD Visits to U.S. Academic Institutions seeking collaboration to increase technology training in the DR
The former President of the Dominican Republic and honorary President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Dr. Leonel Fernández, visited various institutions of higher education and prestigious research centers in the United States, which pledged to work with the Dominican Republic in a variety of aspects, mainly related to technology, education and cultural
exchange.
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DREFF’s ReCrearte Program Gains Momentum Across the Country
The ReCrearte Program (www.r3crearte.org) is an initiative that was launched by GFDD and FUNGLODE, following the success of the Recycled Art workshop that took place during the second edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) in 2012.
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Dominican Get-Togethers in the Big Apple Hosts Literary Gathering
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and the Dominican Cultural Commissioner in the United States, in collaboration with FUNGLODE’s esteemed publication Revista Global (Global magazine), invite you to a conference with acclaimed Dominican literary writer José Rafael Lantigua. The conference, entitled “Pedro Mir: From the Landscape of Love to the Seed of Hope”, will take place from 6:00-9:00 pm at the Auditorium of Instituto Cervantes New
York, located between second and third avenues at 211 East 49th Ave, NY 10017.
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Summer 2013 InteRDom Interns Conclude Orientation Week
InteRDom is proud to announce the completion of an exciting and successful orientation week for the Summer 2013 InteRDom interns in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. During the week of June 3, 2013, InteRDom welcomed nine students hailing from the United States and Europe, who spent the week preparing for their internships, research, academic studies and cultural excursions in which they will participate this summer.
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FUNGLODE and GFDD, together with Grupo Santillana, to Organize Educational Innovation Forum
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), partnering with Grupo Santillana, cordially invite audiences to participate in the Educational Innovation Forum that will take place in Santo Domingo from May 8-9.
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InteRDom to Participate in The New School’s 2013 Summer & Fall Internship Fair
As a continuation of their outreach to New York-area based students and universities, InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is excited to be participating in the 2013 Summer & Fall Internship Fair at The New School in New York City on April 25, 2013. The fair is hosted by The New School’s Office of Career Development and is located at the Theresa Lang Center on the 2nd Floor.
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InteRDom and Fellows Program Connects with Students at the 7th Annual National Dominican Student Conference
The energy was tangible at the seventh edition of the National Dominican Student Conference at Wesleyan University on Saturday, March 30, 2013, as more than 400 students shared and cultivated ideas surrounding the conference’s theme, “Fighting Injustice, Making Headlines.”
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Dominican High School Students Set Off on Mountain Trek to Pico Duarte
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with Fundacion Siempre Mas and Children International will be taking Dominican high school students on the 5th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte this coming March 14-17.
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InteRDom Launches New Division of Individual Programs, the Dominican International Student Program
InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is pleased to announce that it has opened a special chapter of the internship program for Dominican citizens studying at or graduating from international universities, the Dominican International Student Program.
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Photo Exhibit New Perspectives Recreates An ”Island Oasis” Atmosphere in Brooklyn School’s Cafeteria
On February 1, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was delighted to take teachers, parents and students of the Brooklyn Visual Arts & Sciences Primary School on an exciting “study tour” to the Dominican Republic.