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Objectives
- Enhance the technological and human resources capabilities of Latin America and the Caribbean, and hence their social, economic and commercial development.
- Foster the protection of the hemisphere's environment and natural resources.
- Increase the global competitiveness and sustainability of Western Hemisphere industry.
- Bring high priority regional problems to the attention of researchers and sponsoring agencies across the different countries.
- Promote Puerto Rico and its University as ideal for facilitating and conducting effective technology transfer and educational efforts in key areas of sustainable development, where they have a comparative advantage.
- Increase opportunities available in Puerto Rico for quality graduate study in science and engineering, and thus the number and quality of Hispanic-American Engineering and applied science Ph.D.'s.
- Link key universities, science & technology institutions, and research centers throughout the Americas which are committed to hemispheric collaboration in research and education.
- Promote the creation of a multinational hemispheric advanced education and joint research network centered in the University of Puerto Rico, with the participation of the CoHemis Consortium. This network would provide research funds, student assistantships, and technology services to its member countries according to their priorities.
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