Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Dominican Republic)
| Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 13 August 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | Dominican Republic |
| Headquarters | Av. Máximo Gómez, esq. Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo |
| Annual budget | RD$ 16,876,109,465.18 (2021) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | https://mescyt.gob.do/ |
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología or MESCYT) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution that regulates higher education in the country as well as research, grants and technology.
It originated from a commission to modernize the Dominican government and it was officially created as the Secretaría de Estado de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología on 2001. The current minister is Franklin García Fermín, who assumed office on August 16, 2020. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo.