The decision was communicated this Thursday by the Minister of Sciences, Andrés Couve, who argued budgetary reasons.
Thursday 1 October 2020 19:23 hrs.
This Thursday the Government announced what had been speculating for weeks: the suspension of the Chile Scholarships, which, according to the Minister of Sciences, Andrés Couve, would be for budgetary reasons.
In conversation with Radio Cooperativa, the Secretary of State indicated that “by 2021 there will be no calls for Chile Scholarships, but there will be all the support for the Chile Scholarships that are already underway, that is, all those students who are currently in Chile Scholarships will be able to continue ”, he indicated.
The authority further argued that “We are facing a very complex budget scenario where there is a fiscal deficit, economic recession, there are many needs in economic matters, in social matters, and the 2021 budget has been established as a budget for employment and reactivation ”.
The decision was harshly criticized by representatives of the scientific world, who had already warned of the negative effects that this determination would have.
The president of the Chilean Society of Epidemiology, María Paz Bertoglia pointed out through her Twitter account: “A pandemic is not controlled with science fiction (although the spokesperson believes so), it is controlled with science. Do not award Chile scholarships during 2021 it is a TREMENDOUS mistake that we will end up paying in excess. They are mortgaging our future by not investing in science in the present. “
Along these lines, the magister in transportation and former president of the FECH, Andrés Fielbaum criticized the Executive’s announcement: The government does not assign Chile scholarships and abandons the current scholarship holders who cannot advance because of the pandemic. With two feathers, they are destroying several entire generations of researchers.
It should be remembered that a few weeks ago a group of scientists had warned about the Government’s intention to convert Becas Chile into Credits.
Through a column published in our environment, two members of the group Ciencia Contra el Corterte, Jaime Cataldo and Camilo Godoy, pointed out that “Becas Chile is a state system, whose public characteristics, andInstead of weakening, they must continue to grow stronger. The reopening of the set of programs cut for the year 2021, including insertion programs in the industry and associative research is a key action in this direction. The solution is more commitment of the State and no more indebtedness ”.
This Thursday the Government announced what had been speculating for weeks: the suspension of the Chile Scholarships, which, as explained by the Minister of Sciences, Andrés Couve, would be for budgetary reasons.
In conversation with Radio Cooperativa, the Secretary of State indicated that “by 2021 there will be no calls for Chile Scholarships, but there will be all the support for the Chile Scholarships that are already underway, that is, all those students who are currently in Chile Scholarships will be able to continue ”, he indicated.
The authority further argued that “We are facing a very complex budgetary scenario where there is a fiscal deficit, economic recession, there are many needs in economic matters, in social matters, and the 2021 budget has been established as a budget for employment and reactivation ”.
The decision was harshly criticized by representatives of the scientific world, who had already warned of the negative effects that this determination would have.
The president of the Chilean Society of Epidemiology, María Paz Bertoglia pointed out through her Twitter account: “A pandemic is not controlled with science fiction (although the spokesperson believes so), it is controlled with science. Do not award Chile scholarships during 2021 it is a TREMENDOUS mistake that we will end up paying in excess. They are mortgaging our future by not investing in science in the present. “
Along these lines, the magister in transportation and former president of the FECH, Andrés Fielbaum criticized the Executive’s announcement: The government does not assign Chile scholarships and abandons the current scholarship holders who cannot advance due to the pandemic. In two feathers, they are destroying several entire generations of researchers. “
It should be remembered that a few weeks ago a group of scientists had warned about the Government’s intention to convert Becas Chile into Credits.
Through a column published in our environment, two members of the group Ciencia Contra el Corterte, Jaime Cataldo and Camilo Godoy, pointed out that “Becas Chile is a state system, whose public characteristics, andInstead of weakening, they must continue to grow stronger. The reopening of the set of programs cut for the year 2021, including the insertion programs in the industry and associative research is a key action in this direction. The solution is more commitment from the State and no more indebtedness ”.
This Thursday the Government announced what had been speculating for weeks: the suspension of the Chile Scholarships, which, as explained by the Minister of Sciences, Andrés Couve, would be for budgetary reasons.
In conversation with Radio Cooperativa, the Secretary of State indicated that “by 2021 there will be no calls for Chile Scholarships, but there will be all the support for the Chile Scholarships that are already underway, that is, all those students who are currently in Chile Scholarships will be able to continue ”, he indicated.
The authority further argued that “We are facing a very complex budget scenario where there is a fiscal deficit, economic recession, there are many needs in economic matters, in social matters, and the 2021 budget has been established as a budget for employment and reactivation ”.
The decision was harshly criticized by representatives of the scientific world, who had already warned of the negative effects that this determination would have.
The president of the Chilean Society of Epidemiology, María Paz Bertoglia pointed out through her Twitter account: “A pandemic is not controlled with science fiction (although the spokesperson believes so), it is controlled with science. Do not award Chile scholarships During 2021 it is a TREMENDOUS mistake that we will end up paying in spades. They are mortgaging our future by not investing in science in the present. “
Along these lines, the magister in transportation and former president of the FECH, Andrés Fielbaum criticized the Executive’s announcement: The government does not assign Chile scholarships and abandons the current scholarship holders who cannot advance due to the pandemic. In two feathers, they are destroying several entire generations of researchers. “
It should be remembered that a few weeks ago a group of scientists had warned about the Government’s intention to convert Becas Chile into Credits.
Through a column published in our environment, two members of the group Ciencia Contra el Corterte, Jaime Cataldo and Camilo Godoy, pointed out that “Becas Chile is a state system, whose public characteristics, andInstead of weakening, they must continue to grow stronger. The reopening of the set of programs cut for the year 2021, including the insertion programs in the industry and associative research is a key action in this direction. The solution is more commitment from the State and no more indebtedness ”.
