university students ask for an increase that beats inflation

university students ask for an increase that beats inflation

At a meeting in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, they warned that without a Budget “it will be a hard year for higher education institutions due to lack of financing.”

The rectors gathered in the National Interuniversity Council (CIN) They demand from the national government a salary increase above inflation. “The increase must recover everything that has been lost in terms of salaries during the year 2024,” states a document prepared at the meeting held in the Córdoba city of Fourth River.

The letter adds that “without Budget 2025 it will be a tough year for higher education institutions due to defunding.” The rectors of state universities hope that in February or March there will be a salary proposal from the national government “worthy for university workers.”

“Without a budget, universities will not be able to function,” The document states while predicting a tough 2025 “due to the lack of funds from the national government.” For its part, the Nation reported that the 2024 Budget will be redirected during the current year, which in turn is the redirected budget for the year 2023.

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Universities denounce the impact that not having a budget will have in 2025

Universities denounce the impact that not having a budget will have in 2025

Salaries and budget: the rectors’ request

For the rectors “the national government continues to advance in its attack on science in general.” “In budgetary terms, it has decided to destroy the entire scientific-technological system and adds a discourse of attack on the social sciences. These days, the President of the Nation has signed decree 10/2025, in which he establishes his priorities in science and technology, leaving aside the social sciences. This decision on the part of the Government is at least curious, when it itself systematically resorts to topics that are classics of this scientific field,” the document states.

On his part, the president of the National Interuniversity Council and rector of the University of San Luis Víctor Moriñigo In statements to Ámbito, he said that “to guarantee the first quarter of 2025, the national government must make a proposal that includes the recovery of the loss of 50% of salaries.”

He argued that only with “decent wages” and An intention of the national government to recover them “can be guaranteed in the first quarter of 2025.”

Source: Ambito

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