# University graduations in the Dominican Republic

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/university-graduations-in-the-dominican-republic
> Updated: 2026-10-17T23:30:46.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Higher education institutions in the Dominican Republic conducted graduation ceremonies for hundreds of students. 

The Instituto Especializado de Estudios Superiores Loyola (IEESL) held its 18th ceremony, awarding degrees to 219 professionals in fields including Industrial, Electrical, and Networks and Telecommunications Engineering, as well as Mechatronics and Software Development. 

Additionally, the Universidad Tecnológica del Cibao Oriental (UTECO) held its 47th ordinary graduation, conferring degrees upon 539 new professionals. This event highlighted UTECO’s recent achievement of institutional autonomy granted by the National Council of Higher Education, Science and Technology (CONESCyT). During the ceremony, Minister of Energy and Mines Joel Santos encouraged the graduates to utilize their knowledge for national development.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-17: Dominican universities hold graduation ceremonies for hundreds of professionals

Dominican universities IEESL and UTECO held graduation ceremonies for hundreds of new professionals in engineering and technology, with UTECO also celebrating its new institutional autonomy.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-universities-hold-graduation-ceremonies-for-hundreds-of-professionals

### 2026-09-25: Faculty holds graduation ceremony for engineering graduates

Vice Dean Eduardo Iriarte presided over a graduation ceremony where engineering students took oaths to practice their professions with ethical responsibility and social commitment.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/faculty-holds-graduation-ceremony-for-engineering-graduates

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