Uruguay
Paysandú councilors push scholarships and free transportation to study Nursing
The proposal was presented to the Paysandú Departmental Board by National Party councilors. It calls for 18 scholarships, with two slots per municipality, and free fares for students from the interior of the department.
National Party councilors presented a motion to the Paysandú Departmental Board to promote a scholarship system for students from the department’s municipalities who want to study Nursing in the city of Paysandú, El Telégrafo reported.
According to the proposal, the initiative seeks to address the economic and road connectivity difficulties faced by young people living outside the departmental capital in accessing technical and professional training. The councilors also noted that this is a high-demand career with community value for strengthening the health system in each locality, according to El Telégrafo.
The motion was promoted by Rodrigo Siva, Patricia Vásquez Varela, Jorge Pedrosa, María Castillo, Aurora Rodríguez, Luis Martins, Carina Texeira and Pablo De María. In the text, they argue that, with the consolidation of Paysandú’s nine municipalities, it is necessary to apply a criterion of territorial equity.
The proposal foresees cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Paysandú Departmental Government. Under that scheme, the MEC would fund 18 scholarships for the Nursing program, with two slots for each municipality, while the Departmental Government would cover the full exemption of round-trip fares from each locality to the city of Paysandú.
According to the motion, the scholarships would be aimed at students who have completed 4th year of high school and would be awarded by public lottery among applicants.
The project was referred to the Culture and Hygiene and Environment committees of the Departmental Board. It also requests that the proposal be sent to the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Paysandú Departmental Government and the municipal councils of the department’s nine municipalities, El Telégrafo reported.
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