Utah State University/Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Partnership to Build Institutional Capacity in the Dominican Republic
State:
Utah
Country:
Dominican Republic
Award Date:
2004
Award Amount:
$98,267.00
Cost Share:
$56,866.00
Other Partners:
Consejo Nacional de Reforma del Estado; Inter-American Network for Public Administration Education
This partnership is helping develop administrative, managerial, and operational capacity at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), the only public university, toward supporting government reform in the Dominican Republic. The overall goals of the collaboration are to promote partnerships between UASD and government institutions; provide training to government officials and others to bolster their administrative skills; and prepare university faculty for new roles as policy analysts and leaders in government reform. The partnership plans to develop and implement context-sensitive strategies to help UASD adopt a U.S. land-grant university-style model; promote changes to strengthen enforcement of civil service law and administrative accountability; develop and implement an applied master’s program in public management; enhance UASD faculty teaching capacity; and collaborate on UASD–Consejo Nacional de Reforma del Estado projects related to government reform.