Guatemala programs / PACR
Grant to Universidad Rafael Landivar (URL) to develop a program of higher education for Mayan-speaking students in the Guatemalan altiplano. The program will provide scholarships to Mayan students seeking associate and bachelor degrees. URL will increase the number of indigenous students at its Quetzaltenango campus via promotional and outreach efforts and establishment of yearly recruitment/enrollment targets for indigenous students. URL will also strengthen and expand the programs, faculty, staff, library, laboratories, and workshops of the Quetzaltenango campus and establish a student development program, including counseling/guidance services, academic support, job placement, and student follow-up. Over a 7-year period, URL will graduate some 266 indigenous professionals with Bachelors degrees and 400 indigenous technicians with associate degrees; fields of study will include architecture, agronomy, law, economics, business administration, accounting, humanities, education, social work, communications, engineering, and political science. In addition, URL will: conduct five annual skills upgrading/social awareness seminars for a total of 200 participants, including ladino de
Source: DEC abstract, PD-FAY-556 (1986). The source's own text.
Operated in: Guatemala.
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Operated in Guatemala, 1986 to 1994 6 sources
Scope: country: Guatemala. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Guatemala |
| Title | Year | Type |
|---|
| 1990 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1986 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Higher education, universities and scholarships 67%; Basic education (early childhood, primary, secondary, literacy, teachers) 7%; Clean productive environment (pollution, climate, waste) 6%
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