The official was summoned by the Budget and Finance Commission, chaired by the libertarian José Luis Espertfor this Wednesday at 10.
The visit of the Secretary of Education to the lower house takes place in the middle of the Government’s conflict with the universities over the veto of the educational financing law.
University students: week of unemployment and public classes
In it framework of mobilizations and strikes due to the Government’s cuts to education and teacher salaries, university students offered a open and free class in Plaza de Mayo and they will do the same this Wednesday in front of Congress.
The forceful measures are promoted by students and the rectorate of the National University of General Sarmiento, with the UBA Teachers’ Union Association.
Meanwhile, after the Attorney General of the Nation’s Treasury, Rodolfo Barra, signed the opinion so that the General Sindicatura de la Nación (SIGEN) functions as the auditing body of the national universities, This Monday the organization will invite the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) to appoint an intermediary to begin the controls.
In this regard, the head of the organization, Miguel Blanco, told radio Milenium that he hopes that the University of Buenos Aires assigns an official and internal controls on the largest faculties begin to be planned. They will also be audited 2,200 agreements that study houses have with third parties. The head of SIGEN reported that next week he will send a letter to the rector of the UBA, Ricardo Gelpi, to invite him in institutional terms to begin a dialogue on how to begin the audits.
Universities: they assure that 60% of Argentines are against Javier Milei’s veto
Weeks after the completion of the veto of Javier Milei to the law of University Financing, A survey revealed the anger of a large sector of the population with the Government for affecting the national universities. Almost 60% of those consulted were against the President’s decision.
According to the survey of Zuban Córdoba and Associateshe 59.3% of the people consulted questioned Milei’s veto against the law that promoted the expansion of the budget of study houses, as well as ordered an increase in the salary of workers in the sector. While 38.1% are in favor of the decision and 2.6% do not know or did not answer the question.
The report also reveals that for 99% of Argentines, the public university is the tool to grow as a country. while 80.7% agree that public universities help social mobility.
Furthermore, 60.9% disagree with the adjustment to universities34.8% agreed and 4.3% did not have a formed opinion or did not want to share their opinion on the matter.
Source: Ambito
