Minedu suspends COAR entrance exams in Puno due to social protests

As a result of social upheaval, Fist from January 4, the dates when protests against the government of Dina Boluarte; Education Minister Oscar Becerra announced the suspension of the College of Excellence (COAR) entrance examination in the region.

IN news extension, owner Minedu indicated that “conditions are not suitable” for excellent students pass the test under optimal conditions.

“The entrance exam to the university is suspended. SOAR in Puno, because conditions and guarantees are not given so that children can safely pass the exam that the case requires, ”he said.

Member Declaration Cabinet of Ministers This comes after at least 23 people were injured in a standoff between agents yesterday, Thursday. National Police and a group of protesters who tried to take over the premises of the Inca Manco Capac International Airport in Juliaca.

In this sense, calf explained that the situation Fist This is a “single” case, and in other regions the admission process will proceed as usual. According to the head of the education department, National Police And Armed forces guaranteed that Exams “They will develop normally.”

“It’s an isolated thing. In other areas declared under a state of emergency, the National Police, with the support of the Armed Forces, is restoring and ensuring that the exams take place as usual. For comparison, we will have the same level of guarantees as during the elections,” he said.

In preview Ministry of Educationthrough a press release, reported that a total of 18,522 students To date, outstanding students from across the country have registered to apply for the 2023 Single Admissions Process and receive one of 2677 vacancies who offer Schools of Excellence (COAR). only in the region Fist they registered about 1206 students.

Over 50% of schools are in poor condition

Claiming that classes at the national level will begin on March 13, the Minister of Education revealed that, according to his sector’s balance sheet, there are 55% schools which is in poor condition. This figure is equivalent to an average of 30,418 educational institutions.

In this sense, he stated that they will work together with regional and local authorities to “make a difference”.

“What we found is a portrait of the reality that the education system left us: abandoned materials, computers lying on the ground, falling columns. We are working tirelessly to bring these premises into working order,” he said.

Besides, calf said he Minedu assesses the extent of damage to educational infrastructure in Arequipa, following a landslide that affected communities in Camana Province. According to them, at least four schools were damaged by mudflows and stones that devastated the area of ​​the city. Mariano Nicolas Valcarcel.

“We are developing an emergency plan to be able to restore them to working condition, we hope that this will be before the start of the school year,” he stressed.

On the other hand, he noted that this week he met with Lima Mayor Rafael López Allaga to evaluate the transfer of the Metropolitan Lima Regional Directorate of Education to the Metropolitan Lima Regional Government.

He explained that the proposal involved transferring the management of Lima’s schools to the municipality, and that a working group had been formed between the commune and Minedo for this.

“We are going to do it with the speed that the case requires, this is what we have been waiting for for years,” he concluded.