The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) signs by February the decree that will regulate distance higher education in the country.
The information was given this Wednesday (15) by the Minister of Education, Camilo Santana (PT)during an interview with radio stations during the program Good morning, Ministeryes Brazilian Communications Company (EBC).
“President Lula will, if not this January, in February, sign a decree regulating distance learning in Brazil. This is not just a concern for undergraduate courses – 40% of nursing courses, for example, were already being offered remotely. How can you train a nurse remotely?”, said the minister.
Camilo recalled that, in 2023, the ministry had already determined that any distance higher education course would have at least 50% of its workload being completed in person. “When we arrived, we were impressed. More than 84% of undergraduate courses were 100% distance learning”, he noted.
“Now, the president will sign a new decree that will regulate distance learning. To say the following: the course must be 100% in person; certain areas may be hybrid. We are creating this category”, he said. “It will be another important step towards the quality of education.”
