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The Center for Overseas Development at KAIST invited a group of government and higher education officials from the Dominican Republic and offered them an opportunity to learn about KAIST and other public institutions in Korea.
The Dominican delegation, consisting of 20 high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT), the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), the Pontifical Catholic University (PUCMM), and Santiago University of Technology (UTESA), stayed in Korea for about two weeks, December 4-17, 2016 and visited KAIST, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), universities, research centers, and companies. They also participated in meetings, workshops, and lectures to deepen their understanding of Korea.
The purpose of the Dominican delegation’s visit was to learn about Korea’s knowledge and experiences acquired over the years from establishing and operating what many view now as some of the leading universities, research organizations, and industries in the world.
lácido F. Gomez Ramirez, Deputy Minister of MESCYT, said that their visit would be a good reference when formulating action plans for the growth of science and technology in the Dominican Republic.
He added, “We were able to see how Korea has transformed itself into a high-tech nation. We will share Korea’s success stories with our people in the Dominican Republic, for example, referring to them when creating a system to facilitate cooperation among the government, higher education, and industry. I hope our second visit, slated for some time next year, will allow us to discuss cooperation between the two countries in more concrete terms including opening branch offices of Korean companies in our country.”
Sung-Hyon Myaeng, Director of KAIST’s Center for Overseas Development, said, “We will continue our support to coordinate more visits by the Dominican Republic and expand cooperation, particularly, in higher education.”
The visit was arranged with support from KOICA to offer Dominican senior professionals from higher education and government offices a chance to increase their competency, to promote research activities in science and technology, and to accelerate industry and university collaboration.
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