Calling All Dominican Law Students – Apply Now to Participate in Prestigious Summer Institute at the University of Washington School of Law

The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) and the University of Washington School of Law (UW) are pleased to open the application period for the second consecutive Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program, to take place September 2-16, 2016, in Seattle, Washington. Applications will be received until May 6, 2016. The GDAE's Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program is a collaborative effort between InteRDom, a program of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and the UW School of Law. The program brings Dominican law students and young professionals to UW Law for two weeks, where they participate in a rigorous certificate program that introduces them to the American and international legal... Read More

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Applications Now Open for Dominican Law Students to Participate in Prestigious Program at the University of Washington School of Law

The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program and the University of Washington School of Law are pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the first Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program, to take place September 4-18, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Applications will be received until May 8, 2015. The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program is a collaborative effort between InteRDom, a program of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), the University of Washington (UW) School of Law and the Ministry of Higher Education in Science and Technology in the Dominican Republic (MESyT). The program brings Dominican law students and young professionals... Read More

AAPLAC Conference Concludes With Dinner and Excursion

After 4 days of intensive working sessions, riveting speakers, cultural workshops and excursions and a lot of networking and exchange of ideas, the 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) drew to a close on Saturday, February 21st with a final cultural excursion to the historic ruins of Boca de Nigua sugar plantation in the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic. The Boca de Nigua trip is the final of the cultural activities included in the program, which began with a guided tour through the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo. Participants also heard a workshop on the Dominican Carnival from renowned historian and cultural expert Dagoberto... Read More

Twelve Dominican Students Recognized in GDAE Closing Ceremony

Activities for the Global Dominican Academic Exchange program (GDAE) 2014 drew to a close on Friday evening, November 7, when a special ceremony honored the participants in the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Georgia Transnational Law programs from September and October, 2014. The ceremony, held in the art gallery at Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrolllo, brought all twelve students together to view for the first time the video summaries of their experience and to receive their certificates of participation from the program organizers. GDAE manager Mandy Sciacchitano gave the words of welcome, with a reflection on the meaning of exchange and how it can change people and societies. “It is worth reflecting a... Read More

Five Dominican Students Successfully Complete Transnational Law Certificate Through GDAE

On October 26, 2014, five Dominican students from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) completed the Transnational Law Program at the University of Georgia School of Law, earning a certificate for the week-long program and bringing new knowledge and insight to the Dominican Republic on international and transnational policies in the areas of: environmental law, corporate law, criminal law and constitutional law. The students spent a week on campus, from October 17-26, during which time they joined forces with two students from the National University of Córdoba in Argentina and took courses from esteemed UGA Law professors, participated in social activities and made new friends with current UGA law students and learned about the... Read More