Overview
- PUCP approved a tuition and aid redesign that shifts from nine fee levels to an eight‑level model with four high‑subsidy scholarships, set to start with the 2027 intake.
- University leaders say about 42% of students will keep high subsidies under the new model, with current cohorts shielded through 2026.
- The University Council created an advisory commission that brings FEPUC into talks after campus occupations and a blockade near the Lima campus, and officials publicly ruled out reprisals.
- FEPUC argues the change will raise costs for new students, estimating about S/4,000 more per year for those on the lowest socioeconomic aid.
- Left‑leaning lawmakers and Lima’s archbishop, Carlos Castillo, backed peaceful protest and urged dialogue, while a higher‑education analyst said the goal of clearer subsidies was sound but the rollout lacked transparency and communication.