Peru offers 2,000 scholarships to high performance school graduates

The Peruvian government will provide 2,000 scholarship vacancies to students who complete secondary and international baccalaureate studies at Colegios de Alto Rendimiento (COAR).

Education Minister José Antonio Chang announced the initiative during a ceremony in Huampaní, Chaclacayo, where President Keiko Fujimori distributed laptops to students. The scholarships aim to help graduates access top universities within Peru or abroad.

Chang stated that the government wants these students to develop their talents and eventually return to their home regions to contribute to the country's progress. He noted that the COAR Lima school has become one of the best in the nation, outperforming private institutions. During the event, the government also distributed 6,500 laptops to students across 25 COAR locations. This distribution ensures that 100 percent of the students have a device to support their academic research and studies.

Chang emphasized that the ministry views these tools as a means to close the technological equipment gap in public education.