Marcos Ferrer
(Together for Change), mayor of the municipality of Río Tercero, criticized this Wednesday the decision of the Government of Javier Milei to stop the creation and implementation of five national universities that had been created by law, among them, the that was going to work in that city of Cordoba.
"This is not a cave of militants and did not involve any expense
," he assured.
"I was surprised, because the National University of Río Tercero
does not generate any expenses for the State within the framework of the fiscal adjustment that is being made
. It is a measure to which I do not see much sense. The rector works ad honorem and in the 2023 budget , with which the national universities are being managed,
that of Río Tercero is not included
," commented Ferrer, who was Luis Juez's campaign manager in the last provincial elections, in dialogue with
La Voz
.
There he also said that classes were going to begin at the headquarters of the Fundación Universidad Regional de Río Tercero, based on an agreement that that institution signed with the Municipality
"which does not generate any expenses for the state either
," said the mayor.
Furthermore, already in dialogue with
Arriba Córdoba
, he assured that they had had approaches with the private sector and that
mixed financing
could have been an alternative if the problem was a question of funds.
Along these lines, he said that he does not rule out seeking
support from the provincial government
.
In fact, he has already started conversations with Governor
Martín Llaryora
, currently in conflict with the administration of Javier Milei, after the fall of the Law of Bases in Deputies.
Ferrer highlighted the joint work that Río Tercero has been doing with the National University of Córdoba, Villa María and Río Cuarto.
"Everything was put into a package where
there is a discussion that has more to do with politics
. There are other universities with other genesis and other particularities, I don't know what the situation is in them but ours has not cost the State a single peso. national," added the Riotercer mayor.
In any case, Ferrer stated that his intention is to reopen the dialogue with the Nation and insist on the project, which is why he has already requested an audience with the Minister of Human Capital,
Sandra Pettovello
, although he has not yet received a response.
“
It's a shame that we have nowhere to start talking
.
“I don't want to talk on Twitter,” she remarked.
And he expanded: “I want someone to receive me and we can explain what our arguments are.
The experiences so far indicate that
it is not easy to find someone to talk to
and in general when the Government makes a decision it is difficult to take it back.”
The Government stopped the creation of five new universities that were already approved by law
Through a resolution, the Ministry of Human Capital led by Pettovello stopped the creation of five national universities that had been created by law.
These are
the national universities of Del Delta, Pilar, Ezeiza, Río Tercero and Madres de Plaza de Mayo
.
In the case of the University of Ezeiza, it has existed for some time in the orbit of the Province of Buenos Aires and the representative Victoria Tolosa Paz promoted the project so that it becomes a National University.
"Given reasons of compliance with the provisions of current laws, of avoiding duplication and overlapping of hierarchical structures and of guaranteeing that the educational offer meets the due quality and relevance, it is necessary to adopt measures aimed at reviewing the beginning of academic activities of the aforementioned Houses of Higher Studies", indicates the resolution that was known this Tuesday.
It also states that with this decision it seeks to "determine whether the administrative procedure required by the Higher Education Law to create new universities was duly complied with, whether the conditions established therein were really satisfied and are duly documented, and whether the relevance, opportunity and foresight of the corresponding budget credit, based on a feasibility study, endorsed the initiative.
The approval by law of the new study houses was in September of last year.
The creation of the National University of Río Tercero, which
was proposed by deputies Gabriela Estévez (FdT) and Gabriela Brower de Koning (Evolución Radical)
garnered the votes of both the ruling party and the opposition in the Senate.
D.D.