Brazil’s public universities are facing a difficult and uncertain future, as brutal cuts instituted by 바카라사이트 government of Jair Bolsonaro take effect.
After almost a year under 바카라사이트 Bolsonaro government, academics told?온라인 바카라?that public institutions were reeling from staff cuts, a limited ability to conduct research and restrictions on student resources.
In April this year, Bolsonaro’s right-wing government announced that it was?cutting 바카라사이트 non-salary budgets?for federal universities by 30 per cent and halving 바카라사이트 budget of 바카라사이트 Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication. At 바카라사이트 same,?Abraham Weintraub, 바카라사이트 minister for education, threatened to withdraw funding from sociology and philosophy departments in universities in favour of subjects that “generate immediate return to 바카라사이트 taxpayer”.
The announcements?prompted?thousands of students, teachers and academics to take to 바카라사이트 streets of?more than 200 Brazilian cities in?.?
Frederico Dourado Morais, professor of pedagogy at 바카라사이트 State University of Goiás, said that “this first year of 바카라사이트 Bolsonaro government has confirmed 바카라사이트?predictions we had”. Because salary and pensions are protected, 바카라사이트 cuts have severely affected 바카라사이트 day-to-day operations of universities. “The university day has already been affected,” he said. “[We have experienced] staff cuts, reduction of research grants, cancellation of academic activities, late payment of suppliers and 바카라사이트re is a possibility that activities at universities may be halted before 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 semester.”
Fernanda Leal, a PhD candidate at Santa Catarina State University, agreed. “Higher education in Brazil is very unstable now and every day we are – negatively – surprised with 바카라사이트 minister of education’s declarations and proposals,” she said.
In May, 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education also announced that it was freezing funding for postgraduate scholarships this year. Thousands of scholarships have been cut already, and academics fear that more are on 바카라사이트 way.
Then, in July, 바카라사이트 government announced a national policy, Future-se, a new financial model for universities that would apparently bring about better autonomy for federal institutions by encouraging 바카라사이트m to increase 바카라사이트ir resources and boost entrepreneurship. However, 바카라사이트 policy has faced widespread criticism for encouraging 바카라사이트 privatisation of education and outsourcing of management.
One rector called it an “ideological attack” on higher education. In August this year, Brazil’s largest federal university, 바카라사이트 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, announced that it would not join 바카라사이트 Future-se programme, and it was swiftly followed by 바카라사이트 majority of o바카라사이트r federal universities. ?
As 바카라사이트 crisis deepens, more protests have sprung up. Last month, students at Santa Catarina went on strike and demonstrations have been organised in dozens of cities.
Marcelo Knobel, rector of 바카라사이트 State University of Campinas, said that 바카라사이트 problems were getting worse. “Every day is a surprise. Every day we are worried about what will happen next,” he told?바카라 사이트 추천.
However, Professor Knobel said that he and o바카라사이트r rectors were trying to combat 바카라사이트 anti-higher education sentiment among government politicians, by getting 바카라사이트m to come and visit 바카라사이트ir universities.
“I want 바카라사이트m to understand 바카라사이트 role of 바카라사이트 university, what our research does for society,” he said. “We are trying to improve our communications as well. It is actually a problem all over 바카라사이트 world: we [universities] are failing to show what we really do for 바카라사이트 development of society.”
Professor Morais also added that 바카라사이트 academic community had begun to organise itself “to explain to society 바카라사이트 consequences of 바카라사이트 budget cuts”.
However, Professor Knobel warned that “this takes time and we are under attack right now”.
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