The government is on high alert in anticipation of the student march and has described it as "completely political."

In the lead-up to the upcoming Federal University March, scheduled for this Tuesday at 5 PM with Plaza de Mayo as the central location, Sandra Pettovello, the Minister of Human Capital, and Alejandro Álvarez, the Secretary of University Policies, broke their silence. In conjunction with her direct superior, the officials described the event as "completely political." During a meeting at the Human Capital headquarters on Pellegrini Street, both spoke with a group of journalists to share their perspective on the march, refute accusations from the university sector, and challenge the data used to make decisions. Pettovello and Álvarez also announced that they plan to create a commission in the coming weeks to redesign the criteria for distributing the budget for university hospitals across the country. The nearly 80 billion peso allocation, which has not been fully utilized in 2026, will be redistributed to all university hospitals in the country. Currently, "95%" of the funds are claimed by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). This includes six recognized institutions, such as the Clínicas, Roffo, and Lanari hospitals; the Instituto de Tisioneumonología "Prof. Dr. Raúl Montero," and other facilities. They refuted the claim that transfers to the university system have decreased by 45.6%, arguing that the figures are adjusted for inflation. They also highlighted that the state, particularly last year, increased university salaries significantly above the average for the entire public sector. They mentioned a pending bill that would establish a 12% salary increase in three installments. Regarding the budget for university hospitals, they stated that they will seek consensus with all universities that have hospitals. Currently, approximately 70% of the funds are allocated to the UBA, with smaller amounts going to Cuyo, Córdoba, and La Rioja. The remaining hospitals in La Plata, the Northeast region (Resistencia, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán), receive nothing. They plan to create a commission to determine a fair and objective distribution. Álvarez addressed the argument from UBA that they treat the most patients, but also pointed out that the rector of Chaco stated that his region is the poorest in the country. He emphasized that historically, the distribution has been "arbitrary, based on no parameters or political lobbying." The Minister stated that the first two years of her administration were based on a "reallocated" budget. This is the first budget under their control, and they will apply their criteria. They also assured that there is no delay in other transfers and that general information about budgets and universities will be made public soon. Pettovello described the current data as being available but difficult to access, residing in "unfriendly" Excel spreadsheets. They plan to simplify this information using the statistical yearbook. Finally, they stated that information regarding a reported cut to a program within the Ministry of Education and the suspension of transfers for infrastructure projects at national universities is "in line with what the entire National State has done."