Aimed at promoting educational, cultural, scientific, and technological cooperation with other countries, the initiative allows international students to study at Brazilian higher education institutions through bilateral agreements.
UNICEF noted that 56% of these kids were not literate at the expected age, adding to the thousands of other girls and boys in Brazilian schools without knowing how to read and write.
Starting today, the Ministry of Education is offering 402,092 scholarships for the first 2024 edition of the University for All program, or Prouni. Of these, 304,638 are full scholarships and 97,454 are 50% scholarships.
“The average results in 2022 were practically the same as in 2018 in mathematics, reading, and science. PISA results have remained remarkably stable over a long period,” the report reads, on the performance of Brazilian students.
The new initiative includes BRL 3 bi investment over four years to have over 2 mi disabled students enrolled in regular classes by the end of 2026, in addition to improving training for educators.