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A Systems Engineering student at Honduras's national university developed Puma Game, a platformer inspired by UNAH's mascot, aiming to demonstrate Honduran capacity for quality game development and innovation.

The Education Ministry will permit only 60 schools to march in Tegucigalpa's September 15 Independence Day parade and has set time limits and organizational rules to shorten the event and reduce students' exposure to midday heat.

A management commission designated by Congress has worsened administrative chaos and political meddling at Honduras's National Agricultural University through irregular appointments, salary increases, and procedural violations, according to a commissioner's complaint.

Honduras's teaching unions are threatening nationwide protests if the government does not halt the firing of approximately 2,000 administrative, custodial, and security staff from schools, roles they say are essential to school operations.

Honduras's Education Ministry is analyzing whether to temporarily suspend in-person classes in Cofradía, Cortés, after 12 confirmed measles cases emerged in the northern region, pending recommendations from health officials.

Parents and teachers blocked roads at three public schools in Tegucigalpa on July 6 to protest the dismissal of security guards, teacher shortages, and deteriorating conditions, with classes suspended at some sites.

Fourteen Honduran medical students studying in Venezuela lost their belongings when powerful earthquakes struck; Honduras's Foreign Ministry says all are safe and has sheltered them at the embassy while academic authorities assess when they can return to their studies.

Honduras's National Autonomous University (UNAH) fell out of the QS World University Rankings 2027 for the second consecutive year after appearing in the list for four years, marking a competitive setback for public higher education in Honduras.

Honduras has recorded 2,711 student dropouts in the first half of the 2026 school year, with 75% from primary grades and poverty, violence, and poor school conditions cited as main causes.

Honduras's social-development ministry launched an online application platform for its National Scholarship Program, offering over 8,000 monthly grants of 4,000 lempiras (about $160) to university students with a GPA above 80%.

Honduras's National Autonomous University begins its second and final 2026 admission cycle June 8, with applicants registering for the vocational test and PHUMA entrance exam before the test date of August 14.

André Enoc Mejía, 10, is the first Honduran to attend the NASA Kennedy Space Center's international space-training program in Florida, where he will study robotics, astronomy, and aerospace technology before earning junior astronaut certification.

The government and teachers' union agreed to establish a permanent dialogue table to address salary concerns and called for classes to resume on June 3 after days of strikes.