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

Business Students Connect over Dominican Culture at Babson College GDAE Program

In celebration of International Education Week, Babson College Dominican students hosted five college students from the Dominican Republic on their campus as part of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange program, from November 2-8, 2015. The students bonded over cultural similarities while also being immersed in American-style business classes at Babson College. The agenda for the week included campus tours of Babson College and Harvard University, along with tours of historic sites of downtown Boston, museum visits, and basketball games. During the day students had the opportunity to attend business classes with their hosts, selecting the courses based on their majors and personal interests. Social activities were arranged at night time, where students attended a “SOCA”... Read More

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Calling All Dominican Business Students for the Next GDAE Program at Babson College!

Applications are now open for the next Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program, being held at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts from November 2-8, 2015. Dominican undergraduate students studying business and/or entrepreneurship are invited to apply to participate in this exciting exchange experience. When: November 2-8, 2015 Where: Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts Application Deadline: October 16, 2015 Estimated cost: USD$960, dependent on price variation in air travel Apply Now! Participants will be paired with a Dominican-American student host at Babson College, with whom they will be lodged, attend classes and participate in an agenda of activities scheduled by the student hosts. The event has been strategically scheduled during International Education Week (IEW) so that it will coincide with activities... Read More

GDAE Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Commences at University of Washington

The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program is excited to bring six Dominican law students to Seattle, Washington, to participate for the first time in the Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice at the University of Washington (UW) School of Law, from September 4-18, 2015. The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) Summer Institute 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 (MESCyT). The two week program grants the opportunity for Dominican law students to participate in a rigorous certificate program that introduces them to the American and... Read More

Transparent Democracy

By: Giselle Deñó InteRDom Correspondent, Giselle, has completed the first year of her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Sciences Po, Reims, France. She is participating in the 2013 10-week Dominican International Student Program. You can read more about Giselle and her participation in the Correspondent Program here. It is the age of questioning and preoccupation for the future, the age of contestation of authority. We breathe politics through media and technology, and news travel in the twinkling of an eye, faster than we can digest all the information. Our generation is destined to reinvent positions, to be cynical of traditional political orders; but worry not, it is not a crisis of democracy I’m describing,... Read More