Study shows uptick in local college grads, despite economic challenges for students
May 20, 2021
A study by nonprofit Excelencia in Education on university education in Puerto Rico revealed that, in the last 20 years, there has been a 40% increase in the total number of university degrees awarded, from 31,469 to 44,137, despite the fact that students do not have financial aid from scholarships fit for the rising cost […]
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Public, private colleges unveil ‘Proposal for a New Puerto Rico 2030’
October 22, 2020
The Association of Private Colleges and Universities (ACUP, in Spanish), together with the University of Puerto Rico, unveiled the schematic model of a “Proposal for a New Puerto Rico 2030,” as part of a collaborative initiative aimed at promoting an evolution in the areas of education, social development, economic development, and infrastructure. “The education sector […]
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P.R. Community Foundation seeks to provide financial aid to local college students
October 23, 2018
The Fund, which was established by the Hispanic Federation at the end of 2017, will accept applications until Nov. 9, 2018.
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Sherman College of Chiropractic scouting P.R. students
August 24, 2018
South Carolina-based Sherman College of Chiropractic is looking to support students who wish to continue post-graduate studies in chiropractic through their collaboration agreements with several local universities.
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Kinesis Foundation provides chance to study semester at Georgia Tech
November 15, 2017
With the aim of being part of the recovery process of university students in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María, the Kinesis Foundation is joining the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to provide Puerto Rican students the chance to pursue a semester at the stateside university.
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Universia announces scholarship program for students
May 11, 2017
For the second consecutive year, college students from several private institutions may receive $1,500 scholarships for their professional practices in qualified internship centers through the “Work Warm-up Scholarship Program” sponsored by Banco Santander, the Puerto Rico Board of Education, and the Association of Private Colleges and Universities.
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Claro, INprende partner to back youth entrepreneurship
December 5, 2016
Telecommunications service provider joined INprende to bestow an award recognizing young entrepreneur Pedro Anibarro, a student at Turabo University, during the recent College Entrepreneurship Summit.
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Famous Dave’s sponsors Santa Isabel college students
October 18, 2016
BBQ restaurant Famous Dave’s recently awarded 10 grants to as many students of the IEN Business School in Santa Isabel, to mark the opening of its fourth location in Puerto Rico.
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College students get $135K seed funding for businesses
June 20, 2016
With the goal of preparing college students to join the island’s business community, the Young Entrepreneurship Education System (YEES!), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Products Association, recently held the second edition of the College Business Fair, during which 20 finalists received a combined $135,000 in seed funding for business creation.
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Sacred Heart University opens creative tech space
June 12, 2015
Virtual reality, creative technologies, three-dimensional animation, game technology, real-time animation, innovation and vision are some of the elements that will be available at Sacred Heart University’s new Studio for Creative Technologies, which will open in August, school officials announced Thursday.
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Foundation for Puerto Rico promotes island in CT
March 25, 2015
The Foundation for Puerto Rico is participating for the first time in the New Haven College Fair Consortium 2015, in Conn., to promote “Campus Puerto Rico,” a program with representation from public and private universities that band together to advocate for Puerto Rico as an academic destination.
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NSU striving to become learning ‘gateway’ to Americas
August 29, 2014
Nova Southeastern University President George L. Hanbury, on hand for the official inauguration of the college’s new regional campus in Puerto Rico, said Thursday among the institution’s goals is becoming a “gateway to Central and South America for education and the health sciences.”
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Nova Southeastern Univ. opens campus in Puerto Rico
August 7, 2014
Nearly two decades after first inserting itself into Puerto Rico’s pharmacy education setting through partnerships with local colleges, Nova Southeastern University will open the doors this month to its own stand-alone campus to further its mission of preparing professionals.
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Sacred Heart University announces new president
August 5, 2014
Sacred Heart University in Santurce has a new president, Gilberto Marxuach-Torrós, named by the institution’s trustees to succeed José Jaime Rivera, who announced his resignation in February after heading the Catholic college for more than two decades.
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Ford teams up with comedian Alex Díaz for college tour
September 20, 2013
Ford Motor Company and Puerto Rican comedian Alex Díaz recently kicked off the second phase of a college tour to the launch of the 2014 Ford Fiesta, looking to showcase the new vehicle, while presenting the comedian’s new, free stand-up comedy show called “Profe…NO ENTIENDO” (“Professor, I don’t GET IT”).
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