Maduro offers 20,000 scholarships to Colombians if they study in Venezuela

[GatoGordo]

Maduro: I will give 20 thousand scholarships to Colombians who come to study in the country
November 21, 2018

translated from Spanish

Luis Sequera / Nov 21.- The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, assured that the rate of university students in the country exceeds 90% and criticized the Colombian government, because - in his opinion - he does not invest resources for his educational system academic.

The Head of State indicated that there are 2,859,520 university students in the nation, which he considered a "world record" and added that "of every 100 young people of study age 90 are in college," Maduro said in an act by University Student Day.

He also said that "this year, 513,527 new university students entered."

"Do you know what it is like in Colombia? In Colombia of every 100 young people only 8 enter a university, tragic", whipped up before announcing that it will offer "20 thousand university scholarships for Colombian youth who want to come to study in Venezuela, so that they come to study medicine, agronomy, astronomy, right, education, administration, whatever they want to study."

"In Colombia the universities are unemployed due to lack of budget. They have no budget for education, neoliberalism, the oligarchy, "he said.

Finally, he convened, for tomorrow, a university cabinet meeting with the Student Federation of University Education and the Federation of Students of Secondary Education. The first meeting is scheduled for 9:00 am and the second at 11:00 am.

http://www.noticierodigital.com/2018/11/maduro-entregare-20-mil-becas-los-colombianos-quieran-estudiar-pais/

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[Reggie18]

1. That seems to be a generous offer

Is there a catch?

[GatoGordo]

2. No catch. It is just more bluster and denial from the guy who can't educate his own people

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