Colfuturo responde a críticas por estrato de beneficiarios y Petro cuestiona el modelo de crédito

TL;DR

Colfuturo addressed criticisms concerning the socioeconomic distribution of its scholarship recipients.
The foundation claims a circulated pie chart distorts information about the stratum distribution of beneficiaries.
Colfuturo states that the majority of beneficiaries are from middle socioeconomic strata, similar to undergraduate distribution in Colombia.
Over the past 20 years, 16,800 Colombians have pursued master's and doctoral degrees abroad through the program.
Funding for the program is split 53% by Colfuturo and 47% by the state.
President Gustavo Petro called Colfuturo's funding model 'miserable', citing data he claims shows unequal resource distribution.
Petro argued that only 26% of resources go to lower strata (1, 2, 3) which represent 80% of the youth population, while higher strata (4, 5, 6) receive the remaining 74%.
Petro contrasted Colombia's program with South Korea's, which sends 35,000 students abroad annually.
Petro's administration aims to support 10,000 students annually with fully funded, free education, prioritizing children of workers and from popular neighborhoods.

Weiter zum Originalartikel