2023-12-07 11:10:13
The Superior Council of the National University of Comahue (UNCo) rejected – by majority – the proposal to split the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (FaDeCS) into two separate academic units: Faculty of Law and Faculty of Social Sciences. The initiative, led by directors of Fadecs, It did not obtain enough votes to enter the agenda and was left out of the list that the 2024 University Assembly will discuss. The details.
In a historical milestone, the National University of Comahue (UNCo) moved towards a profound transformation with practically unanimous support for a set of refounding initiatives. The look projected into the future marked a key day while the representatives of different faculty took a crucial step towards the University Assembly scheduled for March 12 and 13, 2024.
However, the proposal to split faculties, promoted by the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (FaDeCS), It was the only topic that was excluded from the agenda, with 17 of the 18 projects entered that will be submitted for discussion next year.
For the dean of Fadecs, Juan Carlos Fernández, the project not only aimed at a quantitative growth, but also sought a re-hierarchization of the academic unit, housing two key faculties. However, the proposal faced criticism, especially from the Fadecs Student Center and other opposition political sectors at the Roca headquarters.
Fernández had commented to RÍO NEGRO that the project sought to “reevaluate the academic structure.” «“This already happens in universities that are first in the national rankings within the Argentine university system,” said.
Aitiana Tebes, president of the Fadecs Student Center, had questioned the need for separation, especially at a delicate political and economic time. She noted that the budget justifications They lacked details about the distribution of resources and argued that the division would “weaken” the faculties in a national context where the defense of the public university is on alert.
In an interview on RÍO NEGRO RADIO, Tebes expressed: «It seems to us that now is not the time. With the entire national context, where a month ago we were coming together to defend the public university, we understand that dividing the faculties is going to take away its weight because we are going to have very complicated budgets.«.
This decision, to reject the division of academic units, stood out as one of the most debated and controversial topics of the day. With a vote that ended iimposing the rejection of the initiative by 27 members of the superior council against 18 endorsements (there were also 2 abstentions)the project did not achieve majority support, leaving it off the agenda for the Assembly.
The University Assembly, as the co-government body of the UNCo, has powers to decide on the creation, suppression and division of powers, as well as to modify the Statute. However, with the rejection in the Superior Council, The split project will not be included in the debate of the University Assembly scheduled for March 12 and 13, 2024.
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