The University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez expands its territory to Rio Piedras and Humacao
Submitted on 16 May 2006 - 12:48pm
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This agreement, effective the next academic year, " 'wants to students to see UPRM as an alternative', according to the UPRM’s director, Jorge Iván Vélez Arocho. This initiative could help UPRM reach their student recruitment proyections."
"A study that we conducted showed that in the last 6 years only 6 female public school students from San Juan entered the UPRM to pursue their engineering degrees, although we have girls from other municipalities."
"UPRM already has similar agreements with the campuses of Bayamón, Arecibo and Ponce of the University of Puerto Rico."
"UPRM is expected to admit more than 2,600 new students for the next academic year."