XII Conference of the Ibero-American Association of Higher Education and Distance Learning

The XII Conference of the Ibero-American Association of Higher Education and Distance Learning (Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior a Distancia) took place June 13-15, 2007, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The theme of the conference was quality distance higher education in Europe and Latin America.

 

The conference sought to establish a space in which to
increase the quality and accessibility of higher education in both Europe and Latin America. The creation of such spaces serves to strengthen multilateral academic cooperation, providing a venue in which to discuss important topics concerning higher education and distance learning.

 

 

Ligia Amada Melo, Dominican Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, spoke of the advances achieved by the Dominican Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology regarding distance learning. The Dominican Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology has provided notable support to institutions of higher education in the area of distance learning curriculum development, and has implemented legal measures that regulate the quality of distance
learning.

 

This initiative was made possible through the support of the following institutions:

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, the Instituto Tecnológico de las Americas, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, and the Town Council of Puerto Plata.

 

Internships & Educational Projects Coordinator, Yamile Eusebio, and Technology and Education Coordinator, Paul Goris, represented GFDD and FUNGLODE at the conference.

 

Via their virtual university, UniVirtual Global Dominicana, GFDD and FUNGLODE strive to provide
excellence in distance higher education. UniVirtual Global Dominicana offers a variety of online professional training, and undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs to professionals and students in the Dominican Republic and abroad.