PAN Deputies Demand Scholarships Abroad for UNAM Rejects, Citing "Social Injustice"

Federal deputies from Mexico's National Action Party (PAN) have criticized the admission process for the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), labeling it a "profound social injustice" for thousands of young people nationwide. They are demanding that the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum explore options for these rejected students to receive scholarships for study abroad.

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What is happening with the admission process to the National Autonomous University of Mexico is not just a technical failure but a profound social injustice for thousands of young people throughout Mexico.

PAN deputy Genoveva Huerta suggested that the federal government could leverage existing agreements with various organizations, institutions, and companies willing to offer scholarships to students pursuing education overseas. "The federal government should take advantage of the willingness of various organizations and institutions, as well as companies, to grant scholarships to young people so they can study abroad," she stated. Huerta emphasized that these students dedicated months to studying and sacrificing personal projects with the hope of securing a place at UNAM, making it imperative to provide them with alternative paths to continue their education.

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The federal government must take advantage of the willingness of various organizations and institutions, as well as companies, to grant scholarships to young people so they can study abroad.

Migrant deputy Raúl Torres Guerrero pointed to numerous youth exchange programs available in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, France, and Germany. He proposed that the government could initiate discussions with institutions or companies to secure scholarships and foster youth leadership by offering opportunities to those rejected by UNAM or who may not pass the entrance exam again. Torres highlighted global academic mobility as a key solution.

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Well, Claudia Sheinbaum's government could initiate talks with institutions or companies to obtain scholarships and foster youth leadership, by offering, at this moment, to those rejected by UNAM or those who do not pass their exam again in person, an opportunity.

PAN councilor Rafael Calderón Jiménez expressed concern over the frustration of students facing a "truncated university dream." He cited issues of "opacity, exam leaks, and the misuse of technologies during the online exam." Calderón insisted that meritocracy should not be replaced by fraud or cheating, which deny opportunities to deserving students. The PAN affirmed its support for UNAM's autonomy but demanded thorough investigations into alleged "mafias and companies that profit from selling answers and fraudulent services." They pledged to continue advocating for excellence, justice, and equal opportunities in higher education.

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Due to the opacity, exam leaks, and the misuse of technologies during the online exam. We cannot allow meritocracy to be replaced by fraud, nor that cheating deprives those who prepared themselves of the opportunity.