National Universities Demonstrate in Defense of Public Education

A few days before the runoff where the next president for the next four years will be decided, different educational communities of national universities throughout the country demonstrated in defense of free public education against a “business” educational model proposed by the candidate of La Libertad Avanza, Javier Milei. I want to thank the efforts of more than two million students – 81% of the public university – more than 300,000 professors, scientists and the more than 50,000 Argentine non-teachers who work every day to support the public university in Argentina,” said the Minister of Education, Jaime Perczyk, during the event at the National University of Hurlingham (Unahur). And then he added: “Argentina is discussing whether there are fees the day after tomorrow or if we continue with a free university, without fees, co-governed and for all.” Students, teachers, non-teachers and members of student organizations participated in the different activities carried out in different universities of the Province of Buenos Aires, including the National University of Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ) where the educational community demonstrated under the slogan “With love, with pride, we defend the future”. National universities demonstrated in defense of public education. “We had an initial mission, that of giving the children of the workers the possibility of accessing university studies. Universities that to this day still have 80 or 90% of first-time university students in their families,” said Diego Molea, rector of the UNLZ. In addition, the National University of San Martín (UNSAM) called “against the university fee” and in defense of public education from 12 noon in the courtyard of the Tornavías building; the National University of Lanús, at the same time, at its headquarters at 29 de Septiembre 3901 and the Arturo Jauretche National University, at 4 p.m., in the Hall of the Lost Steps, Calchaquí Avenue 6200, Florencio Varela.Meanwhile, under the slogan “The public University is present and future, defending it is a priority”, a cultural festival will be held from 5 p.m. on the steps of the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). The National University of Río Negro (UNRN) reported that together with the Alto Valle-Valle Medio Campus (AVVM), the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (FaDeCS) of the National University of Comahue (UNComa) and Anses will carry out activities in General Roca from 2 p.m. within the framework of the 40 years of Democracy and in defense of public education. National universities demonstrated in defense of public education. In Tierra del Fuego, at 7 p.m., a symbolic hug will be held at the headquarters of the National University of that province located in the city of Ushuaia.In addition, university students, teachers and non-teachers of the National University of the Northeast (UNNE) today held a symbolic hug “in defense of public and free education” in front of the headquarters of the Rectorate. With a large banner with the legend “Neither business, nor privilege, education is a right”, the call also brought together representatives of student groups, teaching and non-teaching unions and the entire university community.

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