The Governments of the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic pledged to increase support for mutual cooperation to improve quality University Education.

In a working meeting between the Ministers Education College, Science and Technology (Mescyt), Franklin García Fermín, and the British Ambassador to the country, Mockbul Ali, highlighted that the Dominican Republic is the only country in Latin America that has signed a cooperation agreement with the prestigious country. Oxford University, in Great Britain.

According to a press release from MescytMinister García Fermín said the country has cooperation agreements with eight UK universities.

He said that soon the British embassy in the country would fire a group of 11 students who will study multiple disciplines in the Chevening project, a UK government program that provides scholarships to young talents from around the world.

“We have a program where both governments contribute 50% to send eleven Dominicans on scholarships from the UK government and Luis Abinader,” he explained.

He emphasized that of the 11 scholarship recipients, three of them will be fully borne by the British government.

Britain’s ambassador to the country, Mockbul Ali, stated that his government welcomed President Luis Abinader’s proposal that in order to develop the country “it is necessary to education, education you education“

He said that Abinader and Minister García Fermín’s vision of promoting the agenda was one of the best he had ever seen.

“Only an increase in scholarships for students demonstrates the real commitment that the Dominican government has with higher education,” said Ali.

In his meeting with the British Ambassador, García Fermín was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Education Excellence, Science and Technology, Paula Disla.