By: John H. Barrera and Sergio Grandas Medina
The Mayor, Carlos Fernando Galán, the Secretary of Education, Isabel Segovia, and the director of the Atenea Agency, Víctor Saavedra, announced this Friday the results of the first call for the ‘Youth to E’ program.
(We invite you to consult: Pilas! You can now find out the results of the call for Youth to the E)
“Today Bogotá has 2,670 reasons to celebrate! Today we have the names of the first 2,670 ‘Youth to E’ of this administration who will enter the classrooms of 44 higher education institutions in the second half of this year,” said Mayor Galán.
This program of access and permanence to post-secondary education seeks to impact populations with the greatest difficulties in accessing higher education, which is why 52% of the beneficiaries are women, 82% have graduated from public schools and 66% live in extreme, moderate or vulnerable poverty.
The president of Bogotá reiterated that ‘Youth to the E’ is a key commitment for his administration, since it represents the commitment to build on what has been built and to balance the field of opportunities through education.
“This first call had a strong focus on merit and excellence, maintaining criteria of economic and structural vulnerability of the city’s young people. With this we aim to close gaps so that Bogotá is the same city for all its inhabitants,” said the Mayor.
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The District will finance 100% scholarships to 2,670 young people from the city for technical, technological or university careers, in 44 higher education institutions in Bogotá.
“In addition to filling us with pride for each of the 2,670 beneficiaries, today’s results confirm that we are on the right track: they are a sign that young people want to continue with their education and develop their life project in Bogotá,” he stated. Mayor Galán, who, in turn, congratulated them “for being a source of inspiration for thousands of young people, and an example of where we should move forward as a city.”
The ‘Young to E’ selection criteria reward the effort and academic merit of the students. In this first call, the maximum Saber 11 test score among the candidates rose to 428 and the average result of the candidates increased. in 27 points.
“Our goal is to ensure that 70 out of every 100 young people go from school to higher education and job training within the year after graduating. With an education that responds to young people, we want to do everything possible to guarantee that in Bogotá they have study options to work or undertake, so that they can realize their dreams and life projects,” said Secretary of Education Isabel Segovia.
Below is a post on the social network account X, from the Secretary of Education Isabel Segovia, with details of the delivery of the Youth scholarships to E:
44% of the beneficiaries will pursue university degrees, 35% technological programs and 19% professional technical programs. Meanwhile, 47% of the scholarships allocated are for training programs in engineering and mathematics.
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“It is very satisfying to see how our young people responded to this change: for this first call the maximum score on Saber 11 tests within the postulates rose to 428; In the previous call the maximum score was 414. The average result of the candidates increased by 27 points,” explained the director of the District Agency for Higher Education, Science and Technology (Atenea) Víctor Saavedra.
To check the results, registered people must enter https://sicore.agenciaatenea.gov.co/ with their username and password.
