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Chile will soon be voting on whether they will accept a radical new constitution - it includes bold commitments to higher education reform.
If the constitution is accepted, public universities would be made free as part of a wide range of changes to the system. The government has also promised to cancel student debt and increase funding for research from the current 0.4% of gross domestic product to 1%. Currently, Chile has some of the highest tuition fees in South America.
Critics say it is unclear how these changes would work in practice, or how the cost of the commitments would be met. Professor of education at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Andres Bernasconi, has said that the constitution's sections of higher education will probably remain “expressions of desire” for at least the next 3 to 4 years.
Other proposed changes include a commitment by the government to set up at least one public university in each region of the country.
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Will Chile scrap university tuition fees?
Chile will soon be voting on whether they will accept a radical new constitution - it includes bold commitments to higher education reform.
If the constitution is accepted, public universities would be made free as part of a wide range of changes to the system. The government has also promised to cancel student debt and increase funding for research from the current 0.4% of gross domestic product to 1%. Currently, Chile has some of the highest tuition fees in South America.
Critics say it is unclear how these changes would work in practice, or how the cost of the commitments would be met. Professor of education at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Andres Bernasconi, has said that the constitution's sections of higher education will probably remain “expressions of desire” for at least the next 3 to 4 years.
Other proposed changes include a commitment by the government to set up at least one public university in each region of the country.
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