Through a statement posted on social media, the faculty said: “As a public institution with a rich tradition of commitment to democracy, critical thinking and respect for the plurality of opinions, we consider it essential to clarify that The Faculty of Law of the UBA has been, and continues to be, a space for training where free and constructive debate is promoted.”
In line with that, and in order to refute what was said by the head of the Senate, they added: “Far from repressing different thinking, in our classrooms the participation of all students is actively encouraged, ensuring an environment in which dialogue and mutual respect prevail.”
They also highlighted “the invaluable value of the teaching staff, which over the decades has been a key piece in the construction of a faculty recognized for its academic excellence and its staunch defense of democratic principles.“.
“The teachers who make up our institution, many of them with highly prestigious academic and professional careers, They have dedicated themselves with integrity and commitment to the training of generations of legal professionals, always instilling the value of well-founded argumentation and respect for the diversity of ideas,” they added later.
In the statement they defined the Faculty of Law as “a beacon of knowledge and freedomwhere the exchange of opinions and critical spirit are essential values that guide our academic work” and categorically rejected “any attempt to delegitimize the quality of our teaching or suggest that independent thought is penalized in this institution.”
Finally, they concluded: “In a context like the current one, in which Democratic coexistence becomes increasingly necessary“We reiterate our unwavering commitment to the training of free, critical professionals committed to the rule of law, institutions and democratic and republican values that define our society.”
Victoria Villarruel’s statements in the Senate against politics at the UBA
The vice president led an event from the Blue Room of the Senate within the framework of Teacher’s Day, celebrated every September 17 in honor of Jose Manuel Estrada. There, he pointed without mentioning it against the vice-chancellor of the UBA, Emiliano Yacobitti.
“A few days ago, an important authority from the UBA said that the public university has to work on the political profile of its graduates”Villarruel said. “This phrase, much more serious than what the press admitted, condenses “The biggest problem currently facing Argentine education”he immediately scored.
At the event held under the title “Education, development and freedom”which was attended by the rector of the UCA, Miguel Angel Schiavonefrom the educational director of the ORT school, Alejandro Ferrari and the director of secondary school No. 7 of Chascomús, Silvina Mengarelli, Villarruel paraphrased Estrada and noted: “Education is achieved when the ability to think for oneself is fostered, integrated into an educational community.”
The head of the Senate spoke of a “university oligarchy”which goes against “the will of those who should be training to contribute their knowledge to the country, “being prestigious professionals and exercising their vocation in the best way possible in pursuit of the greatness of the Nation.”
In a presentation that lasted just over 8 minutes, the vice president attacked the policy at the UBA: “In a vile and treacherous way they have tried to undermine the minds of our youth with old ideological slogans, far from the real purpose of the educator“which is none other than forming the moral and ethical profile of the generations that will take over.”
He also emphasized: “We do not educate to form automatons or people devoid of free will.nor do we educate beings who protect the ideology of their masters. We educate to create free Argentines, who are trained to fight for what is right, who cry out against injustice and fight for the truth.”
And he added that “Political education is an act of cowardice, a crime committed against the last hope of the country.”
In another passage, Villarruel recalled his time at the university and said: “I am one of those students who, in the house where critical thinking is formed and debate takes place, it was better to remain silent and blend in with the silent mass”. He also hinted that students who thought differently were punished with failures.
Finally, he concluded: “With what moral authority do professional detractors who do not want anything to change criticize the fiscal balance of our government? Are they the same ones who allowed the University of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo to receive more than $1.5 billion during the government of Alberto Fernández?with only 16 graduates? Or are they the same ones who kept quiet while the former planning minister Julio de Vido contracted works for the University of San Martín for more than 300 million pesos, asking for a 56% overprice?
Source: Ambito
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