The UBA once again among the best Latin American universities
The prestigious international consulting firm QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) released, this Thursday, a new edition of its university rankingthis time exclusive for him Latin American territory. The UBA had an outstanding performance and remained in the top 10, which was led by the University of Saint Paul.
The ranking evaluates 8 indicators grouped into 4 dimensions of analysis: research, employability, learning experiences and global commitment. The UBA remained in the top 10 in all 4 pointswhich reflected an improvement in at least three sections compared to its performance in 2023.
In detail, about the reputation of the employer, the University of Buenos Aires was positioned in 2nd placewhile for him Global Commitment (Web Impact and International Research Networks) reached the 5th and 8th place respectively.
Thus, the UBA was once again crowned the best university in the country. Within Argentina, the educational institution achieved first place in 4 of the 8 ranking indicators:
- Academic Reputation
- Employer Reputation
- International research networks
- Impact of the web
The consulting firm QS published, in June of this year, its global ranking where it analyzes all the universities in the world. There, the UBA was located in the 71st place among more than 1,500 universities.
The UBA denounced that 60% of its workers are poor
In the preview of the massive Federal University March, held on Wednesday, October 2, lhe University of Buenos Aires came out to stand up to the government of Javier Milei for the budget adjustment. The vice-rector of the UBA, Emiliano Yacobittiquestioned the funding cut and warned that currently “more than 60% of university workers are poor”.
Federal University March
Mariano Fuchila
The current situation is critical, Yacobitti explained: “Today you have more than 60% of university workers in all categories below the poverty line”. Furthermore, the vice chancellor of the university exemplified: “an adjunct professor who has full dedication, eight hours a day every day of the week, He is collecting $840,000 pesos in hand”.
The loss of purchasing power of teaching and non-teaching salaries It’s a direct hit to the educational quality of the university. By not making ends meet, workers are forced to lower their dedication to look for other jobs, or many students and members of the educational community expressed that their teachers decide to resign from their positions. “Some get offers from private universities, or from other countries, and that will generate a gigantic affectation”Yacobitti warned.
Example of this is the Mass resignation of professors at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences: in recent times, 48 teachers left their positions in search of better salary conditions. “That is 10% of the teaching staff.”, detailed the vice-rector.
Finally, Yacobitti pointed out that, due to current conditions, the university “there is no way to retain the teacher” because in private institutions “they offer you double or triple what you charge in the public one.” “In some cases they ask as a requirement that stop teaching classes at the UBA because they consider it competition”, he said in dialogue with Radio con Vos.
Source: Ambito
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