Chilean university closure leaves students in lurch

A major private university in 바카라사이트 Chilean capital has been shut down by 바카라사이트 government after it was found to have debts bordering on?4 billion pesos (?4.8 million).

The money owed by 바카라사이트?Ibero-American University of Science and Technology (UNICIT), in Santiago, included 1 billion pesos in unpaid staff salaries, said?Alejandra Contreras, head of 바카라사이트 higher education division of Chile¡¯s Ministry of Education.

UNICIT had been taken over by 바카라사이트 state and put under investigation after 바카라사이트 resignation of university rector, F¨¦lix Viveros Diaz, along with six board members, last March.

Giving a statement on 바카라사이트 university¡¯s closure, Ms Contreras said that 바카라사이트 financial deficit of 바카라사이트 institution had ¡°strongly¡± affected academic activity, impacting on students¡¯ ability to graduate.

The majority of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s students are enrolled on medical courses, an area that is ¡°complex to administer because it requires a clinical field [and] very specialised teachers¡±, she added. As a result, 바카라사이트 university was dramatically understaffed and many students had been left without qualified teachers.

The relocation process of more than 2,500 students from UNICIT could take up to three years, it has been estimated, raising alarm bells among industry leaders. Enrolment for 바카라사이트 upcoming university year is taking place this month.

The closure will also come as a blow to Sebasti¨¢n Pi?era, 바카라사이트 newly elected president of Chile, who has previously spoken in praise of private university and college providers, and is expected to expand privatisation of 바카라사이트 sector during his term.

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