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Congress is considering a bill to allocate 7 million lempiras (about $280,000) to host Plancks 2027, an international university physics competition scheduled for May 1–5 in San Pedro Sula, marking the first time the event will be held in the Americas.

An Education Ministry audit of the Instituto Técnico Alemán in San Pedro Sula uncovered a shortfall of over 7 million lempiras (about $280,000) and six years of unreported fund management, prompting legal action against the school's director.

The Instituto Primero de Mayo in San Pedro Sula will transition to a technical high school starting 2027, offering automotive mechanics and refrigeration programs to meet regional industrial workforce demand.

Thirteen high-school roboticists from San Pedro Sula's Instituto Gubernamental Primero de Mayo placed second at STEAM Passion 2026 in El Salvador, competing against university-level teams with three projects they designed from scratch.

Twenty-two containers of furniture and educational equipment from the United States arrived in San Pedro Sula for distribution to schools in Cortés, Yoro, and Santa Bárbara departments, with items valued at up to $200 each.

Over 2,500 students from ten departments are formalizing their National Scholarship contracts in San Pedro Sula on September 17–18, receiving a monthly stipend of 4,000 lempiras (about $160) to cover transportation, materials, and study costs.

The Instituto Primero de Mayo in San Pedro Sula will transition starting in 2027 to a primarily technical-education school, adding programs in automotive mechanics, refrigeration, and metal fabrication to match the industrial sector's workforce needs.

The director of the emblematic Instituto José Trinidad Reyes in San Pedro Sula said the school may restrict its Independence Day parade to only the turquoise-blue flag, citing a 1949 legislative decree, and objects to education ministry rules that would hold school officials liable if crowds invade the march route.

The first class of UNAH's Master's in Multimedia Communication presented over 24 research and innovation projects addressing artificial intelligence, digital media, and digital transformation, with proposals designed to solve problems identified across Honduras.

Eighteen schools across Cortés, Santa Bárbara, and Colón departments received annual support from Mexico's three-decade-old Escuelas México program, which provides $1,000 per school for repairs, furniture, and teacher training.

Unitec is holding its Third International Congress on Artificial Intelligence in San Pedro Sula in a hybrid format, bringing regional and international experts to discuss AI applications in business strategy, automation, energy optimization, and digital transformation.

More than 30 law students from seven Honduran universities are participating in San Pedro Sula in the 18th edition of the National Anti-Corruption Council's legal specialization program, which aims to deepen their expertise in anti-corruption work and connect them with professionals committed to transparency.

André Enoc Mejía Romero, the first Honduran to attend NASA's Space Academy Camp at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, returned to San Pedro Sula and pledged to teach science and robotics to Honduran youth interested in STEM fields.

The criminal court in San Pedro Sula's judicial section now allows law students from the country's universities to observe court hearings for educational purposes, giving them hands-on exposure to procedure and judicial practice.