San Juan, August 28, 2024 - The Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and the professional beauty products company L'Oréal Caribe signed a collaboration agreement that will make possible an exchange of beauty products, services, continuing education and various professional development activities aimed at strengthening the skills and talents of our InterTec students and professors.
“This agreement fills us with great enthusiasm because we know that our InterTec students and faculty, especially those offering technical certificates in cosmetology and barbering will enjoy it and take great advantage of it. L'Oréal Professional Products is a very prestigious company that will provide support, products, education and consulting to our enrollment and faculty. We welcome you to the great Inter-American University family,” said University President Dr. Rafael Ramirez Rivera.
The Inter-American University of Puerto Rico and the professional beauty products company L'Oréal Caribe signed a collaboration agreement that will benefit students of InterTec's technical certificate programs in cosmetology and barbering. During the meeting for the signing of the agreement between representatives of both entities, a group of cosmetology students participated along with InterTec staff from Bayamón.
The agreement will include the purchase of products and educational materials from Matrix, Pulp Riot, Mizani and L'Oréal brands at a lower cost for the educational institution, support with updated education and trends, in coordination with InterTec faculty. A multi-brand welcome kit will also be provided for incoming students, continuing education for faculty, and a student competition will be held throughout the year to encourage student talent and participation.
Iniabelle Cruz, director of the Professional Products Division of L'Oréal Caribe, said that “this alliance with Inter seeks to support both teachers and students with industry-leading professional products. To the teachers by providing them with continuing education and support tools aligned to their class curriculum and to the students by giving them the opportunity to practice and prepare with our products, thus facilitating the transition to the working world once they finish their studies”.
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico President Dr. Rafael Ramírez Rivera shakes hands with Iniabelle Cruz, who serves as director of the Professional Products Division of L'Oréal Caribe, during the signing of the collaboration agreement between the two entities. Looking on are Mercedes Alvarado, Institutional Director of Technical Certificate Programs, Dr. Jacqueline Alvarez Peña, Inter-American's Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, and María González Collazo of L'Oréal Caribe's Professional Products Division.
InterTec of Interamerican University has a variety of programs in technical careers that fit the current needs of the population, whether to obtain a job, develop entrepreneurship and establish a business of their own. With campuses throughout the island, in Aguadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Fajardo, Guayama, Metro, Ponce and San Germán, InterTec offers technical education in a modern, comfortable and safe environment backed by a prestigious institution with more than 112 years of history and service. InterTec trains young people and adults in technical and high-skill areas in diverse occupational areas related to health, aesthetics, cosmetology, barbering, construction, welding, the food industry, restaurants and tourism.
For more information on InterTec, you can access www.inter.edu or write to intertec@inter.edu.
A group of students from the Cosmetology program at InterTec Bayamón participated in the signing of the collaboration agreement between the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and the professional beauty products company L'Oréal Caribe. These students will benefit academically and professionally from this agreement.