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We seek to provide a solution to works inherited from previous administrations, says Minister Jorge Figueroa.The Good Start of the 2026 School Year is one of the Governments main priorities. In this framework, the Minister of Education, Jorge Figueroa Guzman, arrived in the Tumbes region to carry out a detailed work agenda aimed at verifying that educational institutions have the necessary conditions to receive students from the first day of classes.
As the first point of his tour, the head of the sector visited IE No. 004, located in the Pampas district of Hospital, which serves 120 primary and secondary students. The institution has a viable investment project within the framework of Reconstruction with Changes, which will allow it to comprehensively improve its infrastructure.
To guarantee adequate learning conditions, the Ministry of Education (Minedu) through PRONIED, installed two fully equipped dome-type emergency classrooms in 2025, designed to offer thermal comfort and high resistance to weather phenomena and earthquakes.
During the day, Figueroa Guzman reaffirmed that Minedu works in coordination with regional and local governments to ensure that each school is prepared to receive students in a safe, orderly and favorable environment for learning.
Likewise, he inspected the UGEL Tumbes warehouses, where he verified the status and timely distribution of the educational materials that will be delivered before the start of classes, a key measure so that schoolchildren have the necessary resources from the first day. He carried out similar work at UGEL Zarumilla, where together with the authorities he reviewed the stock of materials pending distribution to educational institutions.
Since yesterday we have been carrying out work in the northern part of the country, coordinating with local authorities. Yesterday we were in Piura and today in Tumbes, supervising that the educational material arrives on time to each educational institution, said the minister. He specified that these shipments include workbooks, books and pedagogical materials in native languages, thus ensuring better conditions for the start of classes.
The minister also highlighted that the geographical diversity of the country requires the implementation of differentiated strategies to guarantee the continuity of the educational service. In that sense, he reported that the sector has been providing domes, modular classrooms and educational modules in those areas where, due to the planned deadlines, the planned infrastructure has not been completed.
The head of the sector also recognized that there are works inherited from previous administrations that have not yet been completed; However, he assured that immediate solutions are being adopted so as not to affect student learning.
There is a lot of work to do. We are a transitional government and we are working with enthusiasm and commitment so that all our students start the school year in the best conditions, he emphasized.
As part of his agenda, the minister also visited the National University of Tumbes and later the Jose Antonio Encinas Public Pedagogical Higher Education Institute, whose reopening in August 2025 marked the beginning of a new stage aimed at compliance with the Basic Quality Conditions for its licensing.
Our objective is to achieve definitive compliance with the Basic Quality Conditions for licensing. This implies serious and articulated work that allows us to consolidate the infrastructure, strengthen institutional management and adapt the study programs in accordance with the standards established by the Ministry of Education, he stated.
The ministers presence in Tumbes reflects the sectors priority to accompany the regions and ensure that the Good Start of the 2026 School Year is developed with efficiency, planning and a firm focus on the continuous improvement of educational quality.
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