Local October 11, 2016 - 12:19 pm

US VP´s wife lauds the country’s only community college

Santo Domingo.- Dr. Jill Biden, wife of USvice president Joe Biden visited the Technical Community Institute (ITSC) inSan Isidro, Santo Domingo Este, where she stressed the importance of educationin the peoples’ development and urged students to undertake and develop theirideas and projects.

"I am proud to visit a country where thepresident gives priority to education, this includes the work his governmentmade with the embassy of the United States to ensure that children learn toread and write and to promote a safe and inclusive environment for children,"Biden said in her visit to the country’s only community college.

Her tour of the ITSC began in the school ofHealth Sciences in the field of dentistry, where she observed the way itfunctions and spoke with teachers and students.

While at the school of nursing, Dr. Biden spokewith staff and then toured the school of fashion design, where students andteachers explained how some dresses on display were assembled.

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