Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s proposal to pay students in Medellin a monthly stipend if they provide intelligence to the military is causing controversy among political commentators. Uribe said on Tuesday…
An increasing number of highly educated Colombians are emigrating to countries such as the United States and Spain, shows a Central Bank study released on Monday. The so-called Colombian “brain…
The mayor’s office in Bogota has proposed a new educational initiative for pre-school students in the capital that will encourage children to become bilingual. According to reports by El Espectador,…
Government education system SENA won a national award for its project “English for all Colombians.” The SENA system, based on the Caribbean archipelago of San Andres, won the National Award…
Bogota’s environment secretary this week launched a new observatory that will allow the public to monitor important environmental indicators including air quality and water resources. The observatory’s website will also provide…
Statistics revealed Tuesday that some COP3.9 trillion embezzled through corruption in Colombia could have paid for 80,000 young Colombians to go to university. The statistics, revealed by Colombia’s Inspector General…
Colombian pop princess Shakira spoke of the importance of education before a group of 400 Oxford University students in England on Monday. In true Colombian style the Barranquilla bombshell arrived…
An unidentified figure appeared on video footage at a Colombian day-care center on Wednesday, sparking superstition and prompting the sprinkling of holy water through the classrooms. The apparition took place…
Almost one million children between the ages of 5 and 16 are not going to school in Colombia revealed the Ministry of Education on Monday. The Education Minister Cecilia Maria…