Daniel Ximenes

Daniel Ximenes is the Director of Regulation of Higher Education at Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC). He has recently been in the news due to the government's estimation that half of the country's 50,000 distance education centers will be closed as part of new regulations aimed at establishing minimum structural standards for these facilities. Ximenes emphasized the importance of quality in distance education, particularly in critical fields like Engineering and Health, where the government plans to prohibit fully online degrees. He advocates for a balanced approach that ensures access to education while maintaining high standards.