Students accuse that the information about the process was not communicated correctly by the study houses, which caused several students to be left without the benefit during the summer.
On October 26, 2023, Junaeb announced through his official channel that for the first time it would extend the Food Scholarship for Higher Education (BAES) for students who would carry out their professional internships during the summer, specifically January and February.
“We have carried out efforts, with the same current budget, to respond to the concerns that the students themselves have expressed for years,” says Camila Rubio Araya, national director of Junaeb.
The objective of this scholarship is provide support to those who carry out their professional practice in the summer period to buy food.
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To obtain this benefit, the student must maintain the status of Regular student and carry out their professional practice leading to the title during the summer period (January and February). In addition to that, an application from the student is not required.
“It is the responsibility of the institutionthey must confirm and indicate whether the student will carry out the internship in one or both months of the summer period, in order to calculate the total amount to be received,” the statement mentions.
How did you find out that you did not receive the benefit of the BAES scholarship extension?
University students Finis Terrae, INACAP of Chillan and DUOC of High Bridge report through a Instagram post made by Junaeb of not having received the liability benefit from these study houses.
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“I found out through the news about the extension of the scholarship, but the university never sent an official email or statementso we didn’t know what to do,” a student studying journalism at Finis Terrae University commented to THE DYNAMO.
The young man explained that, in his case, They found out when a news channel announced that the students were beginning to receive the scholarship payment. “That was when they started asking on the generation WhatsApp that we have if anyone had received the benefit, to which everyone said no“, he claimed.
The students reported the fact to their respective Student Center, which quickly sent a email to university authorities corresponding authorities, who responded that “as a School we do not receive any information in this regard.”
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Of a total of 23 students who are doing their internship right now, 10 registered it at your university before the stipulated deadline by Junaeb and they did not get the benefit.
Just as it happened in Finis Terrae, DUOC of Puente Alto He also did not warn of the process. A student studying Logistics Management Technician told us that “I had my internship ready almost at the end of December. Even so, They knew that we had to take them yes or yes in Januarybut they still didn’t warn us.”
“They leave us precarious in the same way and end up making excuses for poorly done planning,” the student pointed out.
“If there are students who did not extend the BAES due to administrative problems and we do an internship in the summer, they should consider doing a second investigation to include those who left us out,” he added.
Of a total of 30 studentswhere she consulted those who had not received the benefit, only four responded.
Likewise, he notified his institute through the complaints portal and, until nowhas not received a responseIn fact, the case was closed.
On the other hand, a Tourism student at the INACAP University in Chillán reports that they were notified of the benefit one week in advancein addition to the fact that his institution took almost three weeks to accept his practice.
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“I closed my bouquets on December 12 and the week they announced, I contacted them right away to see about the practice, but they took until the week of the 20th to approve it and I was left out,” he explained.
“Of a total of 38 studentsI asked who had not received the benefit, only eight responded“added the student after being asked to consult his generation.
What does Junaeb say about it?
THE DYNAMO contacted the national director of Junaeb, Camila Rubio, who explained that on the part of the entity, in addition to notifying them on their official sitesthe news appeared in many media, something that should not have gone unnoticed.
“Also There were meetings with counterparts from the universities and the Technical Training Centers to explain the modality and procedure of the extension“he commented.
In this way, he also explained that this date was deadline so that the students received the extension of the BAES scholarship.
This is why for those who did not receive the benefit, nothing can be done about it.
On the other hand, Junaeb cannot interfere in the internal processes of each university. Therefore, it depends on each institution whether the information is transmitted correctly.
“Us We have no way of interfering or giving an opinion on how they carry out this procedure.“explained the national director of Junaeb.
“Even so, in the information given, not only in our official channels, but in different media, We were very emphatic that it is a process that is done through universities“he added.
Likewise, when asked if there was knowledge about these cases, Junaeb responded that I did not have any formal complaint or complaint.
THE DYNAMO contacted the university Finis Terrae y DUOC UC de Puente Alto but none responded to the calls made or did not want to refer to the subject.
On the other hand, INACAP of Chillán He did not want to be part of this note.
