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01/16/2015
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The Union of Sponsoring Institutions of Higher Education Institutions in the State of São Paulo (SEMESP) sent today (14) letter to the Ministry of Education (MEC) asking the minister Cid Gomes "urgent measures" to review the changes in the rules of the Financing Fund student (Fies) as a note issued by the entity.
In late December, the Ministry of Education published in the Official Gazette, ordinances amending the rules for financing. For SEMESP, the main change is the requirement to obtain a minimum result of 450 points in the National Secondary Education Examination (Enem) for students to have access to Fies.
According to a study conducted by SEMESP the potential students was reduced. The previous rule, the potential of students in Fies was 57.4% of the students doing the Enem. According to the current standard, the potential drops to 16%.
The changes "strongly impact the planning of educational institutions and the decrease of students who need more study, affecting the maintenance of the Fies and also the employability program, social inclusion and achieving the goals of the National Education Plan," says note.
Yesterday (13), the Minister of Education defended the changes, saying they are "in line with the pursuit of quality of education." He said he will have a meeting with President Dilma Rousseff to discuss the matter.
In addition to requiring a minimum grade, the ordinance prohibits the student accumulate bag University for All Program (ProUni) and financing in different courses. The completion of partial scholarships on the same course and the same institution is still allowed.
By mid-2014, FIES had 1.6 million formalized contracts. The fund offers monthly coverage to interest of 3.4% per year. The contractor does not begin to repay the financing 18 months after graduating.
Source: Agency Brazil
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