Federal University March, live: time, organizers, and the latest news, May 12th.

The university community and its organizations are mobilizing across the country to ensure the implementation of the University Funding Law, which establishes a salary adjustment and budget allocation for the sector. A symbolic demonstration took place at the Faculty of Exact Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). The National Inter-University Council (CIN), the University Federation of Argentina (FUA), and the University National Unions Front have called on students, faculty, staff, and researchers to participate in a nationwide mobilization this Tuesday, May 12th. This marks the fourth National University March since Javier Milei assumed the presidency. The main event will be held in Plaza de Mayo, with a gathering starting at 5:00 PM and speeches scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM. Key demands include the non-compliance with the University Funding Law by the presidential palace, the failure to abide by court rulings ordering the immediate implementation of articles 5 and 6 of the law (which adjust salaries and scholarships), the reduction in funding for the sector, and the loss of purchasing power for salaries. The organizations organizing the mobilization argue that the budgetary situation of national universities has worsened in recent months, with no signs of correction from the government. A map of the mobilization for the fourth university march. One teacher resigns every two days and hospitals lack funds: the key demands of the university march. This Tuesday, the fourth National University March will take place across the country. It aims to demand that the national government comply with the University Funding Law and provide funds to the healthcare centers of these institutions. National universities warn that underfunding has reached historic levels and that the situation is critical. (Illustrative Image - Infobae) The time for the gathering varies depending on each square, street, and location throughout Argentina where the fourth National University March will take place this Tuesday. The demands, led by teachers, staff, university authorities, students, and graduates, have been widely supported in previous demonstrations by a significant portion of society and resonate throughout the country. New National University March against the Government: the demands and the mobilization map. The gathering will be at 5:00 PM in Plaza de Mayo. They are demanding the immediate implementation of the University Funding Law and salary adjustments. The National Inter-University Council (CIN), the University Federation of Argentina (FUA), and the University National Unions Front are organizing the event. The fourth university march will be held in front of the presidential palace. They are demanding that the university funding law be implemented. PHOTO: MAXI LUNA/NA The National Inter-University Council (CIN), the University Federation of Argentina (FUA), and the University National Unions Front have called on students, faculty, staff, and researchers to mobilize this Tuesday, May 12th, throughout the country, marking the fourth National University March since Javier Milei took office. The main event will be held in Plaza de Mayo, with a gathering starting at 5:00 PM and speeches from 6:00 PM. The government has stated that it will meet with universities after the march to discuss funding. In a meeting attended by Infobae, the Ministry of Human Capital stated that it is considering creating a commission with the rectors of universities that have hospitals to discuss the transfer of resources that have been transferred discreetly until now. Current spending per graduate and the issue of foreign students. National authorities maintain that there is a political motive behind the mobilization (Ministry of Human Capital). Ahead of the national university march, the government defended the demand for greater transparency in spending by universities, reaffirmed that the university funding law cannot be applied due to irregularities in the law, and stated that it will meet with a group of rectors in the coming days to discuss the allocation of funds for educational hospitals, which have been discreetly funded until now. The FUA's demand for university funding. In an interview on Infobae a la Tarde, Joaquín Carvalho, president of the University Federation of Argentina, confirmed that teachers and students will march tomorrow starting at 5:00 PM to Plaza de Mayo to demand the immediate implementation of the University Funding Law and salary adjustments. Franco Bartolacci: "The Argentine public university has never been so close to the brink." The president of the National Inter-University Council warned in Infobae al Mediodía that the budget crisis, the decline in salaries, and the lack of dialogue with the government are putting at risk the continuation of classes throughout the country. Franco Bartolacci warns that the Argentine public university is experiencing the most serious budget crisis in its history. In an interview on Infobae al Mediodía, the president of the National Inter-University Council, Franco Bartolacci, revealed that the lack of dialogue and the non-compliance with the University Funding Law have led the Argentine higher education system to an unprecedented crisis, with teachers and students affected by cuts and depreciated salaries.