Martinelli visiting alma mater

President Ricardo Martinelli’s first official trip of 2011 began Monday, January 3 when he left to visit his alma mater, the University of Arkansas.

He is there for a meeting about monitoring a scholarship program for Panamanian students and is.

accompanied by Minister of the Presidency, Jimmy Papadimitriu, Deputy Minister of Economy, Frank de Lima, and head of the National Secretariat for Science, Technology, and Innovation Rubén Berrocal.
They will return on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
A statement from the presidency, said Martinelli will meet with the rector of the University, Dave Gearhart, regarding the monitoring of a scholarship program that the university has awarded to Panamanian students.
Martinelli is expected to address other issues relating to the signing of new agreements on education.