Colombia News News Colombia » Education: Colombia’s Goal: More Success in Higher Education, More Opportunities for Youth
Only 37.2% of young Colombians continued their studies or training after high school in 2010. The Government’s goal is that half of young Colombians continue their education after high school by 2014.
News Colombia » Education: Colombia students strike against education cuts
Isabelle B. reports from Bogotá about the dynamic movement among higher education students in Colombia fighting for public education against the right’s cuts. HIGHER EDUCATION students throughout ...
News Colombia » Education: Dump Colombia education reforms, thousands demand
Bogota, Colombia-- Tens of thousands of students skipped classes to chant, march and dance down the streets of the capital Thursday, paralyzing the city in an ongoing struggle over the future of ...
News Colombia » Education: Empowering Colombia's Future Through Education; ADFD's Commitment to Colombia's Early Childhood Development
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Early Childhood Development Centers (ECDC) project in Colombia, supported by an allocation of US$10.5 million from the Abu Dhabi Fund for ...
News Colombia » Education: Colombia Recognises Education Above All Foundation’s contribution to strengthening protection of education
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has been awarded the prestigious Simón Bolívar Order of Democracy – Grand Cross by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia, one of the country’s highest ...
News Colombia » Education: It Takes A Village: Partnerships Ensure Quality Inclusive Education In Colombia
A high-level mission to Colombia shines a spotlight on the power of education and joint programming with UNICEF and other ECW strategic partners for crisis-affected migrant, refugee and host-community ...
News Colombia » Education: NZ and Colombia strengthen education ties
New Zealand’s minister of education, Steven Joyce, said Colombia could become a “significant” student market after the countries signed a statement of intent to increase educational exchange. Members ...
News Colombia » Education: Edna Matta-Camacho fights against educational disparities in rural Colombia
Edna Matta-Camacho remembers being a very inquisitive girl who used to open radios or hair dryers with a screwdriver to find out how they worked. Occasionally, she would break things in the process, ...
News Colombia » Education: The Peace Process and Higher Ed in Colombia
On Nov. 24, 2016, the great and the good of Colombian higher education made their way through Bogotá’s noise, congestion and pollution, past the graffiti murals of exotic birds, serpents and ...
News Colombia » Education: Proposed Colombian Education Reforms Fuel Protests
Thousands of students have protested in the Colombian capital, Bogota, and other cities against government plans to reform higher education. The demonstrations were mainly peaceful but Bogota police ...
News Colombia » Education: Schools in Colombia become integration spaces for refugee and displaced youth
“Providing access to education is a conviction and a responsibility of those of us who hold a public office. We must guarantee the right to truly exercise it, live it, and enjoy it. This is a right to ...