Ford, Hispanic College Fund grant scholarships to 17 Puerto Rican students
December 20, 2012
The Hispanic College Fund announced Wednesday the list of 17 Puerto Rican students that will receive scholarships sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund.
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U. of Phoenix closes Carolina campus, keeps Guaynabo
October 19, 2012
The closings announced this week at the University of Phoenix will not affect its main Puerto Rico campus — one of the school’s oldest branches located in Guaynabo — but will represent the demise of the Carolina Learning Center, News is my Business confirmed Thursday.
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S&P affirms UPR bonds classification, positive outlook
October 3, 2012
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed Tuesday the “BBB-” rating of the University of Puerto Rico bonds, Series P, Q and O, giving them a stable outlook.
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eLV Group to expand operations into Latin America
October 3, 2012
The e-Learning Ventures Group, an online based solutions provider headquartered in Miami, will be expanding its reach into 14 Latin American countries within the next 18 months, said Puerto Rican entrepreneur and company President Raúl Burgos, who founded the firm in 2009.
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Santander launches U-Work internship program
September 7, 2012
As part of its pursuit of creating such professional opportunities, Banco Santander Puerto Rico, through its Santander Universities Global Division, announced Thursday the start of its “U-Work” internship program on the island.
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Private colleges contribute to upward mobility
August 30, 2012
Private and post-secondary institutions represent an important economic and social mobility tool in Puerto Rico’s economy, according to the findings of a study conducted by the Estudios Técnicos research firm.
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Polytechnic offers island’s 1st interior architecture degree
August 13, 2012
In keeping with the times and seeking greater academic diversity, the School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico announced the launch of its new bachelors degree in Interior Architecture, expanding its academic offering to all students interested in design, architecture and sister disciplines that complement them.
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Pridco program breeding future aerospace engineers
August 7, 2012
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will soon put in orbit a small satellite dubbed “CINEMA,” developed by a group of eight Puerto Rican engineering students in collaboration with engineers and scientists from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Polytechnic University joins ‘Arts Thread’ creative website
July 12, 2012
Looking to expand its commitment to taking its world-class education offer global, the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico recently became the island’s first university to join the world’s only creative graduate website, Arts Thread. Following a recent lecture by Alex Brownless, co-founder and director at Arts Thread Ltd., on bridging the global gap between education […]
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Robinson School sweeps 5th annual ‘Stock Market Game’ competition
June 4, 2012
A team of students from San Juan’s Robinson School won this year’s local “The Stock Market Game” competition sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange and organized locally by Oriental Financial Group.
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High schoolers offer lessons in sustainable economic development
May 28, 2012
A trio of 10th grade students from the Antonio Reyes Padilla Vocational High School with a clear vision of how to further the economic development their hometown of Utuado walked away this year’s winners of the 14th edition of the Partnership for Economic Education and Personal Finance’s National Economy Competition held late last week.
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Microsoft recognizes innovative teaching
May 28, 2012
Some 800 educators and support staff from schools throughout Puerto Rico took part in a recent forum co-sponsored by Microsoft Puerto Rico and the Education Department.
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SUAGM opens Maryland campus as it expands across U.S., overseas
May 25, 2012
WHEATON, Md. — Three years ago, the large squat building at the entrance to suburban Westfield Wheaton Mall housed a Circuit City. These days, the big-box retailer is long gone — a victim of bankruptcy and hard times — and has been replaced by the Washington, D.C., area’s first fully bilingual private institution of higher learning.
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Polytecnic Univ. revises curriculum in line with Pell Grant changes
April 30, 2012
Responding to upcoming changes to the Pell Grant, the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico announced it has revised its undergraduate engineering and geomatic sciences programs at it’s San Juan and Orlando, Fla. campuses.
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Microsoft opens $37K learning center in Dorado library
March 26, 2012
Software giant Microsoft, in cooperation with nonprofit organization Trust for the Americas, recently donated $37,000 to open a new learning center at the Jane Stern Dorado Community Library.
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