translated from Spanish: Historic scholarship delivery to ITM students

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Morelia, Michoacán.- This Monday, June 24, an all-time record was held at the Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia, “José María Morelos y Pavón”, with the number of scholarships given to young people of this House of Studies; the delivery guys were federal authorities who handed out 158 cards to scholars of the Benito Juárez program, in their “Young Writing the Future” modality.
 
The Director of the ITM, José Luis Gil Vázquez, stated that at the institution he represents for the first time, the federal authorities made the delivery of the supports with an all-time record for this institution, and explained: “even adding up the number of scholarships that had been awarded in the last 6 years, the number of supports that were given to students in this House of Studies this morning is not matched.”
 
The protocol act was spearceented: Roberto Pantoja Arzola, State Delegate of Federal Programs; Mr. Antonio de Jesús Madriz Estrada, president of the Education Commission at the Congress of Michoacán; Carolina Rangel Gracida, Regional Subdelegate in Morelia of Federal Development Programs; Adolfo Cecilio Campos Marcial, representative of the National Coordination of Scholarships for The Well-being Of Benito Juárez in the State; María Chávez Pérez, Federal Deputy; Venice Mariel Abad Ruiz and Javier Suárez Rangel, coordinator of Bansefi Government Programs in Michoacán, are represented by the beneficiaries.
Continuing his speech, Gil Vázquez stated that the MIT is 54 years old and currently has a enrollment of more than 5,800 students in 11 bachelor’s degrees, 4 graduate programs and 2 doctoral programs; there is also an absorption of 64 per cent, compared to the number of people applying to the institution.
 
“At The Morelia Technological we have been growing and giving the contribution of growth in the license plate so that more citizens have more opportunities for study as indicated by the federal government. In addition, this institution has a Campus 2 in the City of Knowledge where there are currently more than 250 students and there is an opportunity for more young people”.
He thanked the representatives of the federal government for supporting the students because he stated that according to the OECD, 37 percent of the students who defect at the higher level do so because of lack of resources, which are necessary to cover the costs of food, transportation, supplies and personal expenses. “Thanks to the Federal Government that provides these support to the young people of the Morelia Technological Technology, needs can be met to complete their studies and this will allow this rate of abandonment in higher education to be lowered, in particular, in the Morelia Technology”.
 
On behalf of the President of the Republic, Arturo Pantoja Arzola, State Delegate of Federal Programs, thanked the students for their attendance and issued a greeting from the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and emphasized that the scholarships ” Young People Writing the Future” will benefit approximately 14,000 young people from nearly 140 higher education campuses in Michoacán.
“This scholarship program is historic; it’s nothing but to pay back the taxes we all pay with what we consume. This Fourth Transformation is a reality and the president of Mexico is going to show that they can actually get things right, rooting out corruption and generating the resources to rescue the countryside, to inject more budget into the education sector and to another sector that is abandoned that is the health sector. This Fourth Transformation is going to be a reality and we ask you to make good use of the scholarship.”
 
For his part, Antonio de Jesús Madriz Estrada, President of the Committee on Education of the Congress of Michoacán, emphasized that the MIT is a bulwark for the state because it contributes to scientific and technological development with the training of students and stated that this day the President of the Republic’s commitment to provide support for young people to complete their studies is fulfilled and invited beneficiaries to make proper use of the resources received.
The student, Venice Mariel Abad Ruiz, Mariel Abad Ruiz, representing her peers, thanked the government and school authorities for their resources to complete their training and for their knowledge to contribute to the development of the state.
Finally, Carolina Rangel Gracida, Regional Deputy in Morelia of Federal Development Programs, congratulated young people and asked not to waste the benefits and that such supports undoubtedly impact their vocational training.
 

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