The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) commemorates this Tuesday his 487th anniversaryis the oldest academy of the continent, as long-lived as the “discovery”, was born three centuries before the Dominican Republic.
His Autonomy It is a conquest of the Dominican people, achieved with the promulgation of the law 5778 of 1961. The contributions of Renewal Movement and the student groups of the 60s and 70s turned the UASD in the “university of the people”, a Dominican heritage to preserve.
However, beyond the pride that the graduates of that school feel, there are still pending aspects to improve. One of them is to operate with greater transparency. This entails explaining how the resources received by the organization are managed. UASDthat the jurisdiction is not a shield when it is demanded prophylaxis.
The UASD faces the challenge of reviewing the study plans of many careers, which, in addition, must be equipped with the technological tools demanded by the new times. Likewise, that transparency covers the competitions to choose their teachers, in which academic and professional competence must prevail.
The courses it teaches also have the challenge of being updated. For example, according to students, in Social Communication Journalism mention, the Photojournalism subject is taught with a 35 MM analog camera. At the same time, the Layout subject still uses gridded sheets measured with a metal typometer.
The students have pointed out lagsalso in other disciplines, where teachers require greater updating, even for teach classes.
The university is also criticized for being more political than scientificwhich is not capable of generating more research than sterile confrontations.
Going forward, the expansion of UASD has the challenge of overcoming the territorial and going beyond its 18 provincial precincts. This October 28date on which UASD commemorates his 487th anniversarythe occasion is ideal to advocate for improving your present and designing your future. May the next anniversaries be built UASD that the country expects and deserves to have.
The university will hold several events to mark the 487th anniversary, including an ordinary graduation in the morning and a meeting of the Minor Senate in the afternoon.
It also suspended teaching and administrative work at the headquarters and its campuses.
