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09-04-2009, 06:20 PM
The Dominican Association of University Rectors (ADRU) rejected yesterday a proposal from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology that would establish mechanisms to control the number of students admitted to careers in much demand. ADRU president Elizabeth de Windt said that the proposal by Minister Ligia Amada Melo was counterproductive. She defended students being able to choose the course of study, regardless of the popularity of a career.
The rector of the Open University for Adults (UAPA), Angel Hernandez favors instating obligatory examinations for professionals to exercise, but is against limiting choice of study. He said, "The academies are there to form people. There is a human right to education and we, as academies cannot limit the free exercise and enjoyment of this right."
The most demanded careers are: education, law, marketing and accounting.
Minister Melo wants more students studying engineering. She says that many of the courses at the university do not respond to the real demand for professionals.
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The rector of the Open University for Adults (UAPA), Angel Hernandez favors instating obligatory examinations for professionals to exercise, but is against limiting choice of study. He said, "The academies are there to form people. There is a human right to education and we, as academies cannot limit the free exercise and enjoyment of this right."
The most demanded careers are: education, law, marketing and accounting.
Minister Melo wants more students studying engineering. She says that many of the courses at the university do not respond to the real demand for professionals.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)