UCundinamarca is negotiating with the Government for free tuition for 2021

Due to the ongoing global health emergency, the Senior Management of the University of Cundinamarca and the directors of the institution's extensions and branches, which are present in Facatativá, Soacha, Fusagasugá, Girardot, Ubaté, Zipaquirá, Chocontá and Chía, are requesting financial resources from the national, departmental and municipal governments to provide free tuition for their students, who number more than 13,000 in undergraduate programs.

Several letters were sent to the Government requesting financial support to help pay university tuition fees, given that many students, as well as their families, have been experiencing financial difficulties for several months due to losing their jobs or businesses.

The documents attached to this publication have already been sent to the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez; the Minister of Education, María Victoria Angulo; the Governor of Cundinamarca, Nicolás García Bustos; the Secretary of Education of the Department of Cundinamarca, César Mauricio López Alfonso; the Mayor of Fusagasugá, Jhon Jairo Hortúa; the Secretary of Education of Fusagasugá, Luz Fanny López; the Secretary of Education of Chía, Aura Pilar Noriega; the Mayor of Mosquera, Gian Carlo Gerometta; the Mayor of Facatativá, Guillermo Eduardo Aldana; the Cundinamarca Assembly; the Mayor of Girardot, José Francisco Lozano Sierra; the Secretary of Education of Girardot, José Agustín Devia; and the Mayor of Ubaté, Jaime Torres Suárez.

More than a management initiative, this is a call to the Government to support our students, most of whom live in the provinces, where the economic crisis has hit their families' homes hard.

UCundinamarca reaffirms its commitment to educating people for life, capable of transforming society and their reality.

It is worth highlighting that MEDIT (Transmodern Digital Educational Model) has four structural axes: ethics, learning, knowledge and technology, which have driven the university to uphold the dreams of thousands of young people and their families with free tuition.

Myriam Lucía Sánchez Gutiérrez, the university's Vice-Rector for Administration and Finance, wrote in the letter addressed to the President of the Republic:

“Taking into account the health situation facing the nation due to the emergency already known to you, Mr. President, namely the CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 and

Considering the guidelines of the National and Departmental Government for Higher Education Institutions in order to guarantee the normal development and continuity of the academic semester in each of the Universities of the country, I respectfully request resources to support the students of the University of Cundinamarca of the Fusagasugá campus, for the first academic period of 2021 to grant zero tuition.”.

Likewise, Juan Carlos Méndez, Administrative Director of the Girardot branch, wrote to local, regional, and national governments. One of the letters was addressed to José Agustín Devia Cárdenas, Secretary of Education of Girardot:

“Given the current global situation due to the COVID-19 coronavirus emergency and heeding the call of national, departmental, and municipal authorities, it is necessary to appeal to your esteemed humanitarian authority for support in paying tuition fees to students of the University of Cundinamarca, Girardot campus, considering the economic crisis where students and their families are financially impacted by the loss of their jobs and income opportunities due to the isolation and confinement implemented during this period.”.

Finally, Miguel Alejandro Flechas Montaño, the Ubaté sectional administrative director, who also submitted the requests to the Government, wrote the following to the Minister of Education, María Victoria Angulo:

“I respectfully request your financial support so that students of the University of Cundinamarca, Ubaté branch, can obtain the benefit of zero tuition for the first academic period of 2021, since they are experiencing difficulties in continuing their educational process because they do not have the resources to pay tuition.”.

The University of Cundinamarca is awaiting a response from the national, departmental, and local governments in order to guarantee free tuition and continue supporting the dreams of more than 13,000 students and their families.

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