State government launches more than 18 thousand free distance education places in partnership with the the Ministry of Education (MEC): for 2024. There are undergraduate and postgraduate vacancies in various institutions. The initiative democratizes access to higher education and strengthens teacher training. Don't miss this opportunity to attend college at no cost!
Do you dream of attending college without paying anything? O Government of Cearรก announced the expansion of access to higher education with 18.430 new places for distance learning courses.
In partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Open University of Brazil (UAB) program, the state intends to further democratize higher education.
The launch was made this Friday (12). According to Governor Elmano de Freitas, the objective is to guarantee free public higher education for all Cearรก residents.
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โOur dream is for all municipalities to have some higher education course, but this is a process. We are making important investments in our universities, building campuses in several municipalities, but we also want to expand with distance learningโ, he highlighted.
Partnerships that Transform
The initiative, which covers 25 new municipalities, is the result of a partnership between the Government of Cearรก and the MEC, through the UAB program, created in 2006. UAB aims not only to democratize access to higher education, but also to train teachers and professionals for basic education.
According to the governor, decentralization is crucial for the transition of students from basic to higher education. In 2023, 22.531 young people from public schools in Cearรก entered higher education. In 2024, 18.430 new distance learning places will be offered, 11.090 of which will be undergraduate and 7.010 postgraduate.
Support Centers and Institutions Involved
Twenty-five new in-person support hubs will be implemented, reaching 65 cities. The participating institutions are: State University of Cearรก (Uece), State University of Vale do Acaraรบ (UVA), Regional University of Cariri (Urca), Federal Institute of Cearรก (IFCE), Federal University of Cariri (UFCA) and University of Integration International of Afro-Brazilian Lusofonia (Unilab).
Sandra Monteiro, Secretary of Science, Technology and Higher Education (Secitece), highlighted that Cearรก is a pioneer in this joint action. โThe face-to-face operation of the courses may take place in university units, in CVTs [Centro de Vocaรงรฃo Tecnolรณgica] and in partner locations of the Cearรก Department of Educationโ, he explained.
Distribution of Vacancies
Uece leads the offer with 6.560 vacancies. The distribution of other vacancies is as follows:
Institution | Jobs |
---|---|
uece | 6.560 |
UVA | 3.210 |
Get on | 1.530 |
IFCE | 2.700 |
UFCA | 2.300 |
unilab | 2.130 |
Total | 18.430 |
Hidelbrando Soares, rector of Uece, celebrated the historic moment. โWe are launching the largest number of vacancies for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Cearรก in the distance learning modality. Uece consolidates itself as the largest public provider of distance higher education in the stateโ, he celebrated.
Luiz Lira, general coordinator of Distance Learning Course Coordination at Capes, highlighted the importance of progress in Cearรก. โ40 thousand students have already been trained in the UAB System in Cearรก. With an additional 18.430 places, we have almost 60 thousand students. Nationally, we promoted an expansion to more than 290 thousand places, reaching almost 450 thousand students in the UAB Systemโ, he highlighted.
Course Details
UAB's EAD undergraduate courses are carried out through virtual platforms with synchronous and asynchronous activities. To date, no information about open registrations has been released.
Important to note that there is a minimum requirement of 30% of the workload for face-to-face activities and that support centers are essential for face-to-face pedagogical activities, where students have access to tutors, teachers, libraries and laboratories.
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