Santo Domingo. – The Government Dominican, proposed this Monday in La Semanal, the unification of the Ministry of Education (Minerd) with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Mescyt), with the aim of unifying the educational system by optimizing resources and efficiency in education spending and thus growing education in the country.
“A unified education system will avoid fragmentation between pre-school, primary, secondary and higher education, which will reduce costs and increase coherence in actions to improve learning,” said Sigmund Freud.
He mentioned that this unification seeks to improve the quality of education and strengthen the educational system in the country, as well as reinforce the quality of educational policy.
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“The Science and Technology component of the Mescyt, will not be transferred to Minerd, but will be operated by another entity that will have these components, also adding the innovation component,” announced Freund.
He said that this proposal involves transferring the higher education component of the Mescyt to the Minerd.
Objective of the merger
This seeks to optimize resources and efficiency in educational spending with a more strategic and comprehensive distribution of resources, strengthening educational quality and reducing costs.
It also aims to integrate the education system, avoiding fragmentation between levels (initial, basic, secondary, higher), which will reduce costs and increase coherence in actions to improve learning.
The aim is also to improve the quality of education by providing a comprehensive approach to education, from basic to higher education, aligning curricula with the demands of the labour market.
Strengthening the national education system is another goal of this merger, aligning education with the country’s priorities in science and technology, promoting regional development and equity in the distribution of resources.
Finally, on the improvement of educational policy: the merger facilitates the development of joint policies to address educational and scientific challenges, improving access to education and strengthening monitoring of student progress and research.
As for the science and technology component of Mescyt, they will be sent to another entity that will devote its efforts to these aspects, including innovation actions.
