Sunedu Rejects Changes to University Law and Points out Threats to Quality of Universities

Board of Directors National Authority for Higher University Education (Sunedu)in a statement released today, rejected the amendments to the University Law made by Congress last Wednesday, following the approval of a rule that changes the composition of the institution’s board of directors, among other provisions.

In this sense, Sunedu indicated that “he exposed technical and legal arguments about him retreat value” of the specified modification that affects ” qualitative systems of university higher education.

“University reform (…) received tangible achievementsthe greatest of which is the creation of a system of higher education that today corresponds to Basic quality conditions, liquidating universities from the country that did not carry out their educational work. More than one million 100 thousand students took part in this process (…) All these achievements are the result of the work of each of the university communities that have achieved dismiss”, the agency said.

constant attacks

Similar Sunedu noted that he was “constantly” attacked “with lies” on “detractorsuniversity reform.

All these attacks were political nature and based on lies, leaving aside in the discussion the true scope of the barely approved counter-reform. Proponents and defenders of this rule argue that Sunedu there is still power licensing of universities, not to mention the fact that this norm expressly renounces power license programs such as medicine,” the chief said.

The institution also argued that with the norm of Congress, the possibility of “update and change the Basic Quality Conditions”, so it jeopardizes the “continuous revision that is required in the training of professionals”. He also indicated that it was eliminated “Rector of the Ministry of Education” in ensuring the quality policy of university education.

“(It) directly attacks public universities who in recent years have received budget achieve licensing and thus ensure the adequacy of both authorized places and their subsidiaries, giving preference to students from all regions of the country”

Change of the Board of Directors

Sunedu also mentioned a change in the composition of the board of directors. raised in a law of Congress.

“Availability university representatives on the board of directors (…) will deduct technical and autonomous character institution, since the necessary guarantees were not provided for the election of future members of this board of directors,” they stressed.

In this sense, they indicated that “an institution can respond to political or economic interests”.

Finally, Sunedu called on the university community, the ombudsman’s office, UNESCO and other institutions to show their opposition to “oppose the Reformation”and “remain vigilant” to “guarantee the right to a quality university education”.