(May 4) The University of Macerata aims at promoting its territory and face different realities. Following this objective, the Italian university is working on research projects and educational cooperation with the Universidad Central del Este of San Pedro de Macoris, one of the most prestigious of the Dominican Republic in the field of cultural heritage. A delegation of the Domunican university was received yesterday by the rector Luigi Lacchè. The meeting was also attended by Uoldelul Chelates Dirar, Director of the Center for International Relations, Enzo Catani, dean of the Faculty of Cultural Heritage, Professor Mauro Saracco, which followed the establishment of agreements, and Caterina Vitali, from the Presidency of the Faculty. The two-days work program intends to define research projects and educational cooperation between the universities, in particular between the Italian Faculty of Cultural Heritage and the Dominican Escuela de Arquitectura (School of Architecture). The Dominican delegation – composed by rector Jose A. Hazim Frappier, Vilma Torres, his executive assistant, Joel Castillo, director of the Instituto de Investigaciones Cientificas Arboleda, Francesco Gravini, dean of the School of Architecture and Vilma Kamel Hazim Torres, vice-rector for International Relations – will be engaged with representatives from the Faculty of Cultural Heritage in the definition of a cooperative project and common research themes, including the sharing and exchange of teaching experiences. The goal is to build a scientific and teaching collaboration preserving Cultural Heritage. (Red)
