Argentinian universities, especially Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), recorded a decline in the new Global 2000 ranking prepared by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
According to various experts, this drop is mainly due to factors related to the politicization of academic life and the repeated teachers' strikes that disrupt the quality of teaching.
Seven higher education institutions in the country managed to remain among the top 2,000 universities in the world for 2025. However, six of them fell in the ranking compared to the previous year.
CWUR described the deterioration in the positioning of Argentinian universities as "abrupt." Regarding UBA, which dropped 19 places, various analysts pointed out two main aspects among the highlighted causes of the decline.
On one hand, the diversion of public funds and academic efforts toward left-wing ideological activism within the university environment, as occurred with the promotion of political campaigns such as Lula Levy's, the failed radical candidate who, despite having the support of UBA's entire apparatus, did not even manage to enter the Buenos Aires legislature.
On the other hand, attention is also drawn to the impact of union measures that, with multiple days of strikes, reduce the pace and quality of teaching at the university.
In this context, there is also a reminder of the numerous illegal "occupations" by left-wing activists at various UBA faculties a few months ago, something that destroyed entire semesters, to protest against the government of Javier Milei.
