Programa de Universidades para el Bienestar Benito Juárez García

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The Program of Universities for Well-being Benito Juárez García commits to opening academic training options for young people and adults who have been excluded from higher education, unjustly rejected by public universities, or who have not had the conditions to start higher studies. The universities offer tuition-free education.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mexico

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Mexico

Activity URL

https://ubbj.gob.mx/

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2019 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Public Education

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Orphans and vulnerable children

Program Approaches Back to Top

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Reducing economic barriers

  • Reducing/eliminating school fees
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being