By Olys Guárate and team of correspondents
The Ministry of Popular Power for University Education simultaneously deployed Study Opportunity Fairs in the states of Guárico, Anzoátegui, Zulia and Amazonas.
With this phase of the recruitment day, the national Executive raises to six the number of entities served with face-to-face advice aimed at guiding future high school graduates in the selection of their university careers.
The technical staff of the ministerial office provides direct support to high school students to ensure their correct registration in the National Admission System (SNI).
During the operations, young people receive guidance on allocation quotas and careers prioritized by the State, a strategy that seeks to link professional profiles with productive development plans and the particular technical needs of each region of the country.
Deployment schedule and active locations
The information sessions will remain operational throughout the rest of June and part of July through multidisciplinary teams.
For this stage, the authorities enabled mass care points in key public and institutional spaces such as the Olympic Village in San Juan de los Morros, the auditorium of the National University of Tourism (Unatur) in Barcelona, the headquarters of the National Open University (UNA) in Puerto Ayacucho and the «María Calcaño» Public Library in Maracaibo.
More than 40 careers were offered in Guárico
More than 10 universities in the state of Guárico presented their academic offerings to new high school graduates during the 2026 Study Opportunities Fair.
In the academic proposal that exceeds 40 careers, the most outstanding training options were Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Histocytotechnology, Radiodiagnosis, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Social Communication, Law, Nutrition and Dietetics, Optometry, Veterinary Medicine, Systems Engineering and Agronomic Engineering (mentions Animal and Plant Production).
Elias Zurita, director of the Center for the Development of Educational Quality (Cdce) in the region, explained that these programs are offered by institutions such as the Rómulo Gallegos National Experimental University of the Central Plains (Unerg), the Simón Rodríguez National Experimental University (Unesr), the Juana Ramírez "La Avanzadora" Territorial Polytechnic University of the Plains, the Sucre Mission, and the Samuel Robinson National Experimental University of Teacher Training (Unem), among others. "Previously, Guárico had a fairly limited selection of educational opportunities; now it has many universities waiting for these young people," Zurita said.
Some 23 universities participated in the Zulia fair
The Zulia 2026 Study Opportunities Fair, held at the María Calcaño Public Library in Maracaibo, brought together staff from 23 public and private universities to present their academic offerings to future high school graduates in Zulia.
According to an informative report from the governor's office, by July 2026 the state of Zulia will have 36.418 new high school graduates in different specializations who will graduate from 3.252 educational institutions in the state.
Through the Office of University Sector Planning (OPSU), students are guided toward the direct allocation of their university placements. Governor Luis Caldera assured that this process will be coordinated in September with the Jesús Enrique Lossada Plan, the regional government's scholarship program.
Mérida offers more than 100 university degrees
A total of 19 universities in Mérida offer more than 100 career options to fill the 10.090 available places for high school graduates, as reported by the rector of the Kléber Ramírez Polytechnic University, Ángel Antúnez.
For her part, the dean of the National Experimental Security University (Unes), Mérida campus, Ana Karina Osorio Parra, pointed out that the institution offers the National Training Plans (PNF) in areas such as: Emergency Management, Criminal and Analytical Investigation, Police Service (at its national, state and municipal levels), Penitentiary Service and Civil Protection.
María Dávila, a student at the Rafael Antonio Cáceres Educational Unit, expressed her satisfaction with the opportunities presented at the event. "The fair gives us the chance to explore different career paths and universities, guided by their administrators and representatives."
