Free University: decree details selection criteria, compensation and drug test

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Document regulating the law that created a program in which the government pays tuition for students in undergraduate courses. Check out who can participate and what the student needs to do in return. Empty classroom in Santa Catarina Cristiano Estrela/Secom/Disclosure The government of Santa Catarina published decree 219/2023 in the Official Gazette, which regulates the Free University Program. The objective of the initiative is for the State to pay the monthly fees of students in undergraduate courses at certain educational institutions. Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram With the decree, the government detailed the rules under which the program will work. In the next few days, the Secretary of State for Education will publish the notice to register the universities that will participate in the initiative. The folder forecast is that the public notice for student registration will be published in September and the benefits will begin to be paid in October. Payments will be retroactive to the beginning of the second half of 2023. Free University: understand the government’s proposal Financial assistance for the second half of this year will be around R$ 217 million, for the offer of up to 28,5 thousand vacancies. The State will fund 100% of the monthly fee until the end of the course and, for every four vacancies paid by the State, the universities will fund one. Check below the main information of the document and ask your questions. How will students be selected? Only students who have not yet attended any graduation with costs from the state of Santa Catarina will be able to participate in the program. Candidates who have already taken a course at the State University of Santa Catarina (Udesc) or with scholarships from the University Scholarship Program of Santa Catarina (Uniedu) will not benefit from the Free University. The candidate must be from Santa Catarina or have been living in the state for at least five years, since January 2019. In addition, family income per person must be less than: eight national minimum wages for students enrolled in the medical course four wages national minimums in the case of students enrolled in other courses Preferably, the student must have completed high school in a public school in Santa Catarina, or have had a full or partial scholarship in a private school. After these stages, the decree specifies that the selection of students will be made according to the so-called deficiency index. Its calculation will take into account the following factors: monthly per capita family income unemployment status of the student or legal guardian monthly expenses with housing monthly family expenses with education for another member of the family monthly expenses with treatment of chronic illness course monthly fee The higher the result obtained, the higher the candidate’s deficiency rate. The detailed explanation of how the calculation is done is in the decree. In case of a tie, the criteria are: the candidate who completed high school in a public school in Santa Catarina or a private school, but with a full or partial scholarship, if the tie remains, preference will be given to the older candidate Student Obligations Main Obligations of the student who participates in the University Program are: not receiving other financial assistance from public resources while being benefited by the Free University passing at least 75% of the subjects make the counterpart (see more below) The student needs to do 20 hours of compensation for each month of benefit received during or within two years after graduation. Drug Testing The law that created the Free University does not require universities to carry out drug testing on students. The requirement or not of the test will be at the discretion of each educational institution, according to the Secretary of State for Education. The decree, however, regulates how the university should proceed if it wants to demand the toxicological exam. It can only order the test of up to 2% of the total beneficiary students each semester. Truck driver who survived an accident with 3 dead 8 injured says van was traveling the wrong way Elderly man who played saxophone on tour to Aparecida dies a week after going viral PHOTOS: Luxury yacht is sold in secret negotiation in SC for R$ 60 million Student counterpart O decree says that students benefiting from the Free University must “provide services to the State’s population” “through university extension projects aimed at training students as citizens and professionals”. The student needs to do 20 hours of compensation for each month of benefit received during or within two years after graduation. The criteria described in the decree are as follows: the project needs to be registered in the computerized system of the Secretary of State for Education the project needs to be validated and approved by those involved. activity of mandatory and optional curricular components extension courses with practical observation volunteer work VIDEOS: most watched by g1 SC in the last 7 days See more state news at g1 SC

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