▁From ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁National ▁Government ▁has ▁dedicated ▁efforts ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁educational ▁system , ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁ind isp ens able ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁as ▁a ▁gu ar ant or ▁of ▁high ▁quality ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁all . ▁With ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁access ▁to ▁higher ▁education , ▁the ▁National ▁Government ▁has ▁achieved ▁an ▁expansion ▁in ▁mat ric ulations ▁to ▁the ▁Instit utes ▁and ▁School s ▁and ▁in ▁good ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁National ▁Univers ities , ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁authorities ▁and ▁the ▁established ▁communities ▁of ▁these ▁institutions . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁president ial ▁mand ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁five ▁new ▁univers ities ▁have ▁been ▁founded . ▁These ▁univers ities ▁are : ▁Ex perimental ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Y ar ac uy ▁( created ▁by ▁dec ree ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Rafael ▁Cal der a ▁and ▁opened ▁under ▁the ▁Ch á vez ▁presiden cy ); ▁Mar itime ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ; ▁National ▁Ex perimental ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁( UN E FA ); ▁Ex perimental ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁( that ▁is , ▁south ▁of ▁Lake ▁Mar aca ib o ) ▁and ▁the ▁Boliv arian ▁University ▁of ▁Venezuela . ▁Also , ▁four ▁new ▁University ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Technology ▁have ▁been ▁created ; ▁these ▁are : ▁the ▁I UT ▁of ▁Bol í