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The march through the universities adds support but the Government does not give in to demands for more budget - Infobae
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La marcha por las universidades suma adhesiones pero el Gobierno no cede a los reclamos de más presupuesto
La movilización al Congreso y a la Plaza de Mayo tiene apoyo del kirchnerismo, la CGT, un sector de la UCR y la Coalición Cívica. El video institucional que lanzó la UBA convocando a la marcha del 23 de abril. Preparan un comunicado que leerá la FUBA. Bullrich teme “una provocación” frente a la...
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The mobilization to Congress and the Plaza de Mayo has support from Kirchnerism, the CGT, a sector of the UCR and the Civic Coalition. The institutional video released by the UBA calling for the march on April 23. They prepare a statement that the FUBA will read. Bullrich fears “a provocation” regarding the application of the anti-picket protocol
By Robertino Sánchez Flecha
April 22, 2024
El video institucional de la UBA convocando a la marcha del 23 de abril
El video institucional de la UBA convocando a la marcha del 23 de abril
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The educational community of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is preparing a massive mobilization and flag-off for tomorrow to protest the lack of budget that affects the operation of the largest university in the country. The situation unleashed a conflict with the Government of Javier Milei , whose confrontation extended to all public universities. With this previous framework as a breeding ground, the organizers called for a march with Argentine flags, to avoid partisan identification, which will begin at the headquarters of the 13 faculties of the University and will converge in the afternoon at the Plaza de Mayo.
The political and social context led to the convergence of different sectors in tomorrow's mobilization and gave it the format of a Federal University March . It is expected that not only the students, teachers and non-teachers of the UBA will participate, but also representatives from other public national universities, but above all from politics and unionism.
The march took on another aspect when it became known that the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and the two CTAs also joined the UBA mobilization. Political spaces such as the Radical Civic Union (UCR), the Civic Coalition, the Left Front and sectors of Peronism such as the Renewal Front did the same.
Javier Milei, President of the Nation, maintains a confrontational stance with the university system
With this heterogeneous support, national universities seek to apply pressure on the Government and twist the arm of the Head of State. This is, perhaps, another battle front that Milei faces that brings together multiple sectors of the political and ideological spectrum.
The President maintains a confrontational stance with the university system and rejects the mobilization of the UBA. They are discussions that are framed within the “cultural battle” carried out by the Casa Rosada.
The political scope of the Federal University March
Tomorrow's march was called for 3:30 p.m. The meeting point is the Plaza del Congreso Nacional, on the corner of Rivadavia and Callao avenues. It is expected that columns will depart from the 13 faculties of the UBA bound for the center of Buenos Aires. A place of high concentration will be Plaza Houssay, where the faculties of Economics, Medicine, Pharmacy and Biochemistry coincide; The Faculty of Law will also be added there.The different columns will move towards the Plaza de Mayo with the intention of converging there at 5:30 p.m. The central event will begin at 6 p.m. There will be a stage set up in the square with a large Argentine flag with the inscription " In defense of the public university ", and where the UBA authorities, rectors of national universities, students, representatives will be located. of teachers and non-teachers.
At this time, the UBA drafts a statement that it prepares in agreement with all the faculties and other national universities. The text is expected to be read by Piera Fernández de Piccoli , president of the Argentine University Federation (FUA) , which brings together the university's student movement.
Although unionism and a part of the political system will mobilize, the UBA asked that it be under slogans linked to the defense of public education and with Argentine flags . It is a way to give homogeneity to the claim and avoid partisanship that provides a breeding ground for criticism of the Government.
The budget discussion
Teachers and students gave a symbolic hug to the Faculty of Exact Sciences of the UBA to protest against the lack of Budget
In this context, the Government announced on Thursday a “proposal agreed upon with the National Interuniversity Council ” regarding the budgetary situation of public universities. The decision of the Ministry of Human Capital, headed by Sandra Pettovello , who has the Secretary of Education of Carlos Torrondell under her orbit , ordered an increase of 70% in March, bringing the allocation for operating expenses to $10,075,851,995 per month for the National Universities.
While it announced another 70% in May, reaching $14,224,732,213 per month, totaling a 140% increase over the base allocation of $5,926,971,777 per month. In addition, the measure allocated an extraordinary amount for the needs of university hospitals for a sum of $14,403,479,661 . The UBA came out to deny the agreement and indicated that the measure was “ insufficient .”
The Casa Rosada also anticipated that it will advance a joint audit program of national universities to improve the current system. And he called a meeting for April 30. Sources from the Ministry of Education informed this media that it will be done in the Undersecretary of University Policies, headed by Alejandro Álvarez , in the Sarmiento Palace. Representatives of the Executive Committee of the National University Council will participate. As Infobae learned , the purpose of this summit is to discuss “the changes that society demands, at the same time that we commit to achieving quality university education.”
Ricardo Gelpi, rector of the University of Buenos Aires (Fabian Garcia/UBA)
“The Budget has to be updated because it cannot function with this budget,” said Emiliano Yacobitti , vice-rector of the UBA, in dialogue with Infobae , and added: “Now they intend to update operating expenses by 105%. But there are no joint agreements, there are unilateral agreements . “University professors lost 36% of purchasing power in the last 4 months.”
How the University Budget is made up
The university budget has three parts : the salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff, operating expenses and, finally, special programs . Currently, of the expenses required by the university, about 90% of the total corresponds to salaries and 10% is allocated to other operating expenses.From the UBA they point out that this relationship should be 75% and 25% so that the universities can function correctly. Among the operating expenses are resources that universities need to pay for services and maintenance to achieve good classroom conditions, laboratories, cleaning, security, connectivity, insurance and basic supplies.
Emiliano Yacobitti, vice-rector of the UBA, called for tomorrow's march and denied that there was an agreement with the Government
Operating expenses were frozen when the 2023 budget was extended. Therefore, they have a delay due to inflation of close to 300% . The bulk of the funds for universities come from the “ Development of Higher Education ” section of the National Budget. This section had an adjustment of 72% in real terms, that is, deflated.
Regarding the “70%” update that the National Government announced for universities, the increase is 70% over the 10% operating expenses. At the UBA they explain that it is not for salaries. “This is an update of just a quarter of what universities need to function,” says the University of Buenos Aires in a report they prepared to which Infobae had access.
Bullrich and the Anti-Picket Protocol
Patricia Bullrich, Minister of National Security (EFE/ Juan Ignacio Roncoroni)
Looking ahead to tomorrow's mobilization, Patricia Bullrich , Minister of National Security, had anticipated that the Government was going to apply the Protocol for Public Order . Known as the Anti-Picket Protocol, the official had anticipated the intention to articulate its execution with the Ministry of Security of the City of Buenos Aires, led by Waldo Wolff .
However, last night, in television statements, the official clarified that "the protocol always has to do with the reality of the people who go," mainly because if there is a mass of tens of thousands of protesters, the control of that protest becomes relative to security forces. But what caught our attention is that she warned that, beyond the original intention of applying the protocol, “we think that in this march there may be a provocation, that the CGT comes together, that the entire left has come out. “They are the stable cast of people who march,” she said.
When asked on LN+ about the meaning of her statements, she responded: “A provocation, wanting to create a situation to mobilize from here to eternity. Let's be careful .”
“ No one is thinking about making a blockade .” It would be a huge mistake if they repressed the students and teachers,” said a representative of a national university in dialogue with this medium. From the UBA, the Teachers' Association will contact the Government to try to build bridges and guarantee peaceful mobilization.
