Lots of employees, but no desks
The Fernandez administration has invested millions in infrastructure and staff at the state university, UASD. Listin Diario reports, however, that the university’s modernization lags behind when it comes to maintenance, availability of desks, lab equipment, research and functioning bathrooms.
“The budget is barely enough to pay the growing number of employees, and has not enabled the authorities to maintain the facilities or repair the classrooms and labs that are deteriorating by the day,” reports the newspaper. A law establishes that the UASD should receive a generous 5% of the National Budget, but this has never happened.
The university has an estimated 200,000 graduates attracted primarily by the free or low-cost tuition. The UASD is the third largest university in the Americas, with 172,000 students, around 2,500 professors and more than 3,000 employees. The university offers degree courses in Science, Health Sciences, Economic and Social Sciences, Judicial and Political [...]
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