In the midst of an institutional conflict that keeps the academic community in suspense, he Ministry of Education announced his intention to challenge the guardianship that ratified José Ismael Peña as rector of the National University.
Daniel Torres teacher member of the Superior Council of the National University, spoke with La W about the details of this tutelage, what will follow now for the students and exposed some complaints about alleged crime inside the campus.
“The guardianship was established by Professor Ismael Peña and he favors him, ratifying him in office“, expressed the rector, mentioning that this addresses topics such as:
The breakdown of university autonomy by the National Government via the Ministry of Education.
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The issue of self-possession in the position of rector that, according to Torres, “You cannot sue, because in this process there is no act of possession as such.”
Likewise, the teacher mentions that a large part of the problems that exist today on the university campus are due to the fact that the Ministry of Education “he did not recognize Ismael Peña, he did not sign the minutes, because of this we have more than 57,000 students who are in danger of losing the semester, “More than 4,000 students waiting for the ministry to authorize Peña’s signature and stalled research projects.”
Violence in the campus occupation in Bogotá?
Diego Torres pointed out that more than 1.1 billion pesos have been lost due to “vandalism and looting within the National University at its Bogotá headquarters, also holding the Ministry of Education responsible.
“The university is not functioning as we would like, but it is doing so (…) there are complaints about the occupation on the campus in Bogotá, we are in a situation that is easily solvable by the Ministry, but he has not had the will to do it.”hill.
Listen to the full interview on La W:
National University: What is the situation with the student strike and the possession of the rector?
