FEES 2026: Negotiations Will Begin on May 27, Amid Student Rejection

The National Council of Rectors (Conare) reported that negotiations to determine the Special Fund for Higher Education (FEES) of 2026 will begin on May 27.Shortly before the announcement, 35 organizations of university students issued a statement rejecting the “premature and run-down start” of the FEES negotiations.The university students ask the Conare to suspend the process until the 2% increase in the budget promised to public universities by…

FEES 2026 negotiations begin: Universities and Government will meet to define funding San José, 22 May (elmundo.cr) – Negotiations to define the Special Fund for Higher Education (FEES) for the year 2026 will begin on Tuesday, May 27, at 2:00 p.m., at the facilities of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Telecommunications (MICITT). This meeting marks the first formal approach between public universities and the executive branch …