The organization took a letter to the entry table, after the university did not respond to previous messages. Rector Ricardo Gelpi insists that they do not refuse audits: “We want them to always be within the framework of the laws.”
The escalation between the national government and public universities that has audits at the center of the debate added a new chapter, when the General Sindicature of the Nation (SIGEN) He sent by hand to the entrance table of the UBA Rector’s Office, the note indicating that the audit work will begin in that university. Meanwhile, the rector of that university, Ricardo Gelpiwarned that “the UBA has never refused to carry out the audits”
“After the authorities of the University of Buenos Aires did not respond to the notifications sent by the Electronic Document Management system (GDE) and the notice to the official email of the rectorate, it was decided to deliver the notification in a physical document, to avoid further delays,” SIGEN said in a statement. The UBA was audited regularly until 2013 by SIGEN.
In 2022, a ruling from the then Attorney for the Treasury of the Nation, Carlos Zanninihad prevented the Audit Office from auditing the national universities, a situation that was reversed on October 15, with an opinion signed by the current Attorney, Rodolfo Barrawhich once again grants SIGEN the ability to audit universities. The UBA has already announced that it will take the case to court because it understands that the SIGEN audit, which depends on the Executive Branch, is an interference with its autonomy. Instead, it asks that the audits of the AGN, which depends on the Legislative Branch, be maintained.
The UBA responded
The rector of the UBA Ricardo Gelpi He assured that “everything has been defunded”, while indicating that the educational entity “is making an enormous effort.” “It has been defunded and that is obvious, the UBA is making an enormous effort, as is also the case with Conicet, which is an institution with which we are closely linked,” said Gelpi, while saying: “Those who do research also He’s a teacher.”
Regarding audits, he reiterated that the UBA does not refuse them. “In fact. This University has decided to propose an external consultation”he asserted.
For his part, the Secretary of the Treasury of the University of Buenos Aires, Matías Ruiznoted: “The reports arrive monthly to the Ministry of Human Capital at the highest level of detail of established expenses.” Furthermore, Ruiz said: “SIGEN does not provide transparency because there are reports that the university presents that are not published. The University reports all the audits and it is on the website because they are public. It is not our word, but it is something that they can see all and that the Executive Branch has. The UBA renders 100% of the funds, everything is detailed.
Source: Ambito
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