By Beata Lockwood
Caribbean Net News Dominican Republic Correspondent
Email. beata@caribbeannetnews.com

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: President Leonel Fernandez again stressed the importance of higher education for the people of the Dominican Republic, something he said he has struggled to achieve during his terms as President.

Dominican Republic president, Leonel Fernandez. AFP PHOTO

Accordingly, the State University in Santo Domingo has recently received a facelift of over 50 million dollars to make it into a University capable of providing a much needed site for higher education.

Upon its inauguration by the President, he stated that the University had previously fallen into a state of disrepair and various classes had become dysfunctional. Now both faculty and students will be able to benefit and progress further in education.