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Emiliano Yacobitti assured that there was still no agreement with the universities and ratified the mobilization of April 23 - Infobae
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Emiliano Yacobitti aseguró que aún no hubo acuerdo con las universidades y ratificó la movilización del 23 de abril
El vicerrector de la UBA insistió con el reclamo y aseguró que la oferta de la Secretaría de Educación es insuficiente para mantener el funcionamiento del sistema universitario
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April 19, 2024
The vice-rector of the UBA insisted on the claim against the Government for the cut in funds and assured that the offer from the Ministry of Education is insufficient to maintain the functioning of the university system.
Emiliano Yacobitti
After this Thursday the Government announced that it had reached an agreement with the universities for the increase in budget items, the vice-rector of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Emiliano Yacobitti , clarified that it was only “an informal proposal.” ” and insisted that it is insufficient to maintain the functioning of the university system.
“There was no agreement, there was a proposal from the government, informally , where they committed to correcting 25% of the adjustment of the operating expenses of the universities,” Yacobitti said through his X account . “Operating expenses represent only 10% of the university budget. The other 90% are salaries, which continue to lose 35% since December, compared to inflation ,” explained the leader of radicalism.
Yesterday the Ministry of Human Capital announced that the allocations sent by the treasury increased by 70% in the month of March and that there will be an equal increase in the month of May, which totals a recomposition of 140%, according to the data officers.
The proposal was presented to the National Interuniversity Council (CIN) , as reported by the national officials of the portfolio led by Minister Sandra Pettovello . “According to what was planned by the National Government, a 70% increase was established in March, bringing the allocation for operating expenses to $10,075,851,995 per month for the National Universities and another 70% in the month of May, reaching $14,224,732,213 per month. , totaling a 140% increase over the base allocation of $5,926,971,777 per month. In addition, an extraordinary allocation was made available to meet the needs of the university hospitals of $14,403,479,661," the statement detailed.
From the CIN they stressed that it was not an agreement, "but rather a Government announcement." In this framework they support "the proposal of necessary increases for operating expenses and student scholarships, updating of teaching and non-teaching salaries, and reactivation of science, research and extension policies and the financing of works."
Through a statement released through its social networks, the Council noted that “without a doubt, dialogue is the way to achieve lasting agreements that provide the predictability that the university and scientific system needs in budgetary matters.” In turn, they “value” that “part” of the claim is recognized. “We are waiting for the invitation to formally share with us the measure that the CIN Executive Committee will attend,” concludes the text in which the march called for next Tuesday throughout the country was ratified. the objective of “defending public education” and showing solidarity with the cause .
Yacobitti shared the CIN statement and announced that “the march on the 23rd is going to be historic . ”
During the last few weeks, the directors of the national universities warned that the funds allocated by the National Government would force them to stop operating in the first half of the year or even before. The complaints multiplied yesterday. In addition to the symbolic hugs that took place in different areas of the University of Buenos Aires, there was a massive protest at the Hospital de Clínicas, which depends on the Faculty of Medicine of that House.
The director of the Common Basic Cycle (CBC) , Felipe Vega Terra, - the leveling period that students who enter the UBA go through - warned, in parallel, that the teaching of classes was at risk for the same reason, the lack of funds . “I find it difficult to start the next quarter with these false attempts at a solution that the Government gives. They are driving universities to the point of starvation. Call everyone to the mobilization of the 23rd, it has to be a great citizen mobilization. It is in defense of an asset that belongs to everyone,” said Vega Terra.
The bid for resources occurs while, in parallel, the government headed by President Javier Milei openly questions the educational service provided by national universities and accuses the public system of “indoctrinating” students. “The cognitive dissonance generated by brainwashing in public education is tremendous,” the head of state stated during the first hours of the day, on his X account, where he frequently communicates his ideas.
In this context, next Tuesday, April 23, a university march will be held from Congress to Plaza de Mayo in protest of the funding cut. The rally will begin at 3:30 p.m., while the main event will be at 6 p.m., in front of the Government House.
