To warranty in this last quarter of the year the free policy in the country’s public universities, the Third he made two turnovers for a total of $240 million which will be used to educate more than fund it 830,000 students university students who have benefited from this policy in run from 2024.
The payments are made in response to the call State University System, SUE, regarding the warrant required for students than low income and vulnerable, access to higher education and continuity of studies. The efforts were intended A special approach to the ‘I Can Study’ strategywithin the framework of the free policy implemented by the National Government.
The figure was confirmed by the Minister of Education, Daniel Rojaswho celebrated last Monday, September 30, the Third he provided the first draft of $120 million and later for the the month of October made a second payment of the same amount.
In that sense, he reported that in the meeting he had with the Finance man compliance was agreed during the rest of the year two payments remainingfor the months of November and December, with the get the purpose of the budget required for public universities in the rest of 2024.
How can you access the policy for free?
According to him Ministry of Education be the beneficiary of the free policy ‘I can learn’the applicant must not have a professional university degree and must be part of one of the following organizations: socio-economic strata 1, 2, 3 or not registered in one; indigenous people; Rrom crowd; black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquera communities; people who suffered from the conflict; disabled population; farming communities; the people deprived of freedom or belong to groups A, B or C of Sisbén IVin any of its sub-groups.
They can too Access a free policy foreign citizens who meet the above requirements. The Education portfolio indicates that the advantaged students They can cancel their studies without it time limit. In this sense, they are granted up to two additional periods to ensure the effective completion of the academic program.
By Namieh Baute Barrios
