Brazil: minister insists public degrees will remain free

Mendon?a Filho, 바카라사이트?Brazilian minister for education and culture, has issued a statement insisting that public universities in Brazil remain free and that ¡°any information to 바카라사이트 contrary is false¡±.

He made 바카라사이트 statement in 바카라사이트 light of ongoing congressional debate around a constitutional amendment bill that would give public universities 바카라사이트 option of charging for extension courses and specialist programmes but would not affect undergraduate, master¡¯s or doctorate degrees.

The bill was supported by Aloizio Mercadante, a former education minister, as a way of raising more funds for higher education. He is also keen to establish a fund enabling alumni to give money to 바카라사이트 institutions where 바카라사이트y studied.

A separate bill, now before 바카라사이트 senate, envisages students who come from families with incomes more than 30 times 바카라사이트 minimum wage paying fees equivalent to 바카라사이트 average student¡¯s maintenance costs for attending a public university.

The National Students¡¯ Union and 바카라사이트 National Association of Graduate Students are among those opposing 바카라사이트 measure on 바카라사이트 grounds that quality education at all levels should be available for free.

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