The Financing Law, which was approved in the Senate with 57 votes in favor and only 10 against, represents a necessary response to the economic challenges facing higher education in Argentina. With the pressure of ATE and the support of various organizations, the Federal University March seeks to be a unified cry in defense of public education and the right to a better future for all students and workers in the country.
What time is the university march?
Students, teachers and unions called for this Wednesday, October 2, the second Federal University March of the year, which will begin at 5:00 p.m. The main mobilization will take place in front of the National Congress, although events will be held throughout the country.
Thousands of people are expected to unite in defense of educational rights and university autonomy, raising slogans against budget cuts, the privatization of services and the elimination of scholarship programs, fundamental elements to guarantee access to a quality education. quality in the country.
The keys to the University Financing Law
The Financing Law for National Universities, a project presented by the Radical Civic Union, was approved by Congress on September 13. The regulations propose a bimonthly update mechanism for operating expenses, using a formula that combines the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by 50%, the variation in the exchange rate by 25% and the variation in service rates. public in another 25%.
In addition, it is proposed to modify article 58 of the Higher Education Law, establishing new criteria for budget distribution and expense control. In the context of the university emergency, the project authorizes the Government to update the budget items of the universities as of January 1, 2024, considering the annual inflation of 2023.
The Casa Rosada has until October 3 to publish the veto in the Official Gazette, thus complying with the period of ten business days since the rule was sent from the Senate to the Legal and Technical Secretariat. Both officials and the President anticipated their opposition to the law, which will force Congress to ratify this decision.
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University Financing Law
