GeoPark awarded university scholarships to 20 young people from Casanare.

In partnership with the National Open and Distance University (UNAD), GeoPark awarded 20 university scholarships to an equal number of students from Casanare to pursue their higher education studies.

Since its arrival in Casanare more than a decade ago, GeoPark has taken on the commitment to contribute to territorial development. Aligned with this purpose, the Company partnered with the National Open and Distance University (UNAD) to grant 20 university scholarships that contribute to the professional training of young people from the department.

After a rigorous selection and admission process led by the team of professionals from UNAD, 10 women and 10 men from Tauramena and Villanueva, places where the Company operates, were beneficiaries. The scholarships cover 100% of the university tuition throughout the entire career chosen by the students.

The alliance between GeoPark and UNAD is part of the social investment initiatives led by the Company that seek to promote young people's access to higher education, thus contributing to closing gaps and strengthening the educational quality of the region.

At the event where the scholarship delivery was officially made, held in the auditorium of the UNAD headquarters in Yopal, Diego Morales, manager of Neighbor Relations at GeoPark stated: “This scholarship program that we launched with the National Open and Distance University (UNAD) is another example of our commitment to promote the development of the territory. We are convinced that as more young people have the opportunity to access quality educational programs, we will be contributing to the positive social transformation of the territory.”.

This program is a reflection of GeoPark's ongoing commitment to promote higher education in Casanare. In the last five years, the Company has promoted the formal education of young women through the University Scholarships for Women in Sciences and Engineering program, which currently benefits six women from Casanare.

Benefits of the program

The scholarship provided by GeoPark and UNAD includes coverage of 100% of the tuition fees for the beneficiary students in any university career they choose to study at UNAD and the donation of a computer to each student to attend their classes and courses. 

The students who were beneficiaries will pursue engineering, teaching, administration, among others, in the second semester of 2023. 

The realization of this social investment initiative in Casanare has been made possible thanks to the continuity and advancement of oil production activities carried out by GeoPark in the region. As the Company continues to develop these activities, it will keep implementing initiatives that, like this one, aim to promote territorial development.