INTEC and Ombudsman sign academic collaboration agreement
SANTO DOMINGO. -The Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and the Ombudsman signed an academic collaboration agreement, with the aim of carrying out teaching, research, training, dissemination of culture and extension of services in various areas.
El agreement, which was signed by Julio Sánchez Maríñez, rector of INTEC, and Pablo Enrique Ulloa Castillo, Ombudsman, highlights that through the collaboration, research activities, seminars, courses, workshops and other academic activities and training programs will be developed. Besides, INTEC graduates will be able to carry out internships in the offices of the Ombudsman and institutional visits will be carried out for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education students.
The rector of INTEC valued as positive the actions carried out by the Ombudsman, the dynamism that it has gained and the validity that it has taken in a scenario of a State that is presumed social and legal. "A democracy is a scenario of duties, but fundamentally of rights, and those rights must not only be fulfilled by private subjects but also by public administrations and instances of any kind."
Sánchez Maríñez stated that INTEC is pleased to sign the agreement, and pointed out that universities are entities that train people who turn out to be professionals. “Professional training is very important, but first comes the training of people. The best contribution that universities can make, and so it is in our mission, is to train citizens of integrity, professionally competent in the national and global context”.
Meanwhile, Ulloa pointed out that the Ombudsman has to draw on the reality provided by the university through the concept of research and development. "It is a line of action that we have tried to initiate, of rapprochement with universities to nuclear based on that knowledge that you generate."
He pointed out that it fills him with satisfaction to create opportunities for young people who graduate from universities. In addition, he said that INTEC will be a support entity in the organizational transformation to strengthen the entity's capacities.
The Ombudsman and the rector of INTEC exchanged on different collaboration initiatives, with the participation of INTEC professors and students, the latter in internships or in projects associated with strengthening the ombudsman.
In this sense, Daniella Villanueva, a student of Cinema and Audiovisual Communication from INTEC, commented on her experience as an intern in the offices of the Ombudsman. “The Ombudsman has meant great growth and I have a pleasant experience. I will never forget what it was like for me in my growth as a professional and as a person”.
The student said she felt very grateful and congratulated the authorities for signing the agreement, which she considered a valuable incentive for young people to be better professionals and have a broader vision of the country.
The activity was attended by INTEC, Alliet Ortega, Vice President for Administration and Finance; Armando Barrios, Vice President for Research and Outreach; Manuel Peña, dean of Economy and Business, and Anny Sosa, director of Institutional Relations. Meanwhile, Elisa González, director of the Oportunidades office, participated on behalf of the Ombudsman.