Citi Foundation and the Central Eastern Technological Initiative, or Inteco, announced Tuesday the return of “Techbiz.mobi,” a techno-educational program designed to teach 18 to 25-year-olds to create mobile apps for the Android mobile operating system and learn to market them online.
Salinas is the town with the highest level of preschool or nursery school enrollment, while Dorado has Puerto Rico’s highest level of residents holding at least a bachelor’s degree, according to the recent American Community Survey released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
At a cost of $2 million, the Guayama municipal government began distributing Tuesday 10,000 Indipad-branded tablet computers to establish digital interaction between citizens, the government and the private sector, town officials said during an event attended by First Lady Lucé Vela, among others.
AT&T de Puerto Rico recently donated $100,000 to the Community Education Delivery and Service Program (known as P.E.C.E.S. Inc. for its initials in Spanish) to help it strengthen social and educational services offered through its accredited alternative school.
On the 20th anniversary of its foundation, John Dewey College is evolving into Dewey University, becoming the newest institution of higher learning to join Puerto Rico's academic sector.
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.
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.
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $70,000 to enable the Turabo University in Gurabo, to work with junior high school students and teachers in developing web pages focusing on their local environment.
Aware of the important role education plays on the island’s wellbeing, Walmart Puerto Rico announced the launching of a new educational initiative through which it will select 10 mothers who have not finished high school, to enroll in a program to get their diploma.
Saying that consumers can protect themselves the best when it comes to warding off identity theft and banking fraud, the Puerto Rico Bankers Association launched Tuesday a permanent educational initiative to teach people how to protect themselves against attacks to their personal finances.
Three talented Puerto Rican students will have the opportunity to live a once-in-a-lifetime experience as part of this year’s Ruta Quetzal BBVA cultural program, which will take them to Colombia and Spain this summer, BBVA President Rafael Varela announced Tuesday.
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.
Looking to establish a school where members of the insurance industry can seek training and professional development, Universal Insurance recently unveiled its “Universal University” concept, a $1.1 million corporate university open to the general public.
The seventh annual edition of one of the most notable online security events, InfoSecurity San Juan 2012, is slated to take place Mar. 20, when issues related to cloud and mobile security will be the central topics of discussion.
The Instituto de Banca y Comercio (IBC) is hosting an Open House event for the general public at all of its campus locations on Feb. 24, with free interactive sessions showcasing IBC students in action in some of the most popular degree and training programs, school officials said Tuesday.
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