Overview
- The Education Minister announced a full reengineering of Pronabec and requested a comprehensive audit by the Comptroller General.
- Minedu will propose regulatory changes to the Pronabec law to address management and transparency failures identified in recent reviews.
- This year’s Beca 18 call will grant 10,000 scholarships under stricter merit criteria, replacing an earlier public pledge of 20,000.
- Officials said the current S/100 million allocation covers roughly 5,000 awards, with additional financing to be defined with the Economy Ministry.
- The ministry cited a S/203 million shortfall threatening continuity for more than 63,000 scholars, reported 3,790 losses of scholarships since 2021, and flagged cases of awards to applicants below required scores and payments to repeat course failures, while youth groups condemned the cut and warned of legal action.