Santo Domingo-. The Dominican Association of Portland Cement Producers (ADOCEM) and the BARNA High Management School have signed an inter-institutional collaboration agreement, with the aim of strengthening the link between the cement production sector and academic training.
The agreement, signed by the president of ADOCEM, Giuseppe Maniscalco, and the rector of BARNA, Paulo Alves, establishes a series of joint initiatives that include the holding of workshops, the participation of professors of BARNA at ADOCEM events and other academic activities by companies in the cement sector.
The agreement also provides for joint research and the dissemination of scholarship programs to promote academic excellence among ADOCEM members.
Both institutions underline the importance of this alliance to promote the sustainable development of the cement industry and contribute to the country’s economic growth. According to Maniscalco, “this agreement reinforces our commitment to innovation and the development of the construction sector, key to the advancement of the Dominican Republic, resulting in better companies, resources, prepared people, better educated and trained people in the sector.”
For his part, Paulo Alves stressed that “BARNA will continue to contribute to the country’s progress through the training of leaders with a comprehensive and humanistic vision, capable of transforming organizations.”
This agreement opens the door to future collaborative projects with specific funding. It also guarantees that both ADOCEM and BARNA will maintain their operational independence and the possibility of formalizing similar agreements with other institutions.
About ADOCEM
On December 18, 1981, the Dominican Association of Portland Cement Producers was created with the objective of promoting the development of the cement industry through research, training and the use of its products. At the same time, it is important to highlight the relevance of this productive area in the economic, social and environmental fields of the country, safeguarding the interests of the sector and positioning itself in a position of notoriety in the context of construction at a national level.
About BARNA
Barna was founded in 1999, developing educational programs aimed at transforming management thinking and training public and private sector professionals who are distinguished by their managerial vocation, global vision and commitment to long-term change. Thus, promoting the responsibility of the manager as an agent of change and instilling the ethical component in decision-making.
In 2000 we were recognized as the first Specialized Higher Education Institute in the Dominican Republic by the Secretariat of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology under Law 139-01.
