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Amid conflict with government, Argentine university heads approve 2027 budget and plan to lobby Congress

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The National Interuniversity Council approved a proposed 2027 budget of 11 trillion pesos for Argentina’s public universities at a meeting in San Carlos de Bariloche.
  • The proposal includes staff costs, operating expenses, research, hospitals, equipment and scholarships, while an additional 7.086 trillion pesos would fund Progresar scholarships, infrastructure and science and technology.
  • University leaders will submit the proposal to the Undersecretariat for University Policies and seek support from legislators amid a dispute with the national government.

Argentina’s public university leaders have approved an 11 trillion-peso budget proposal for 2027, but they know the harder fight will begin when the plan reaches Congress. At their meeting in San Carlos de Bariloche, they agreed that the next step would be to persuade lawmakers from every province.

traceable, consistent and representative

· Mónica BiasoneThe rector defended the criteria used to prepare the proposed university budget.

The 96th plenary of the National Interuniversity Council brought together the top officials of 60 public national and provincial universities. The meeting took place amid sharp tensions with the national government, following failed wage negotiations and repeated strikes over compliance with the University Financing Law.

The base proposal covers teaching and non-teaching staff, with a projected adjustment through July 2026, essential operating expenses, research programs, university hospitals and technical equipment. It also includes Manuel Belgrano scholarships at 2023 values. The CIN Economic Affairs Commission prepared the proposal.

the function of the university is complex and it is what the country needs for development

· Carlos GrecoThe rector stressed the strategic importance of university funding.

Mónica Biasone, rector of the National University of Mar del Plata and head of the commission, said the universities needed a budget that was “traceable, consistent and representative.” Carlos Greco, rector of the National University of San Martín and the commission’s vice president, described the allocations as strategically important. He said university work was complex and necessary for the country’s development, adding that higher education institutions were “the solution and not the problem.”

the solution and not the problem

· Carlos GrecoGreco described higher education institutions’ role in national development.

The plenary also approved a request for 7.086 trillion pesos outside the base budget. That amount includes 1.913 trillion pesos for Progresar scholarships, 109.4 billion pesos for university infrastructure and 5.064 trillion pesos for science and technology investment. CIN President Franco Bartolacci said the proposal would be formally sent to the Undersecretariat for University Policies, followed by a public meeting in Congress.

Now comes a more complex task, which is to sensitize legislators from each province

· Franco BartolacciThe CIN president described the lobbying effort planned for the congressional budget debate.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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