The national government once again targeted the narrative of “university underfunding” and brought to light an uncomfortable fact for the authorities of the University of Buenos Aires: in the Medicine program at UBA, 40% of the students are foreigners, while the faculties continue to refrain from implementing the charges allowed for those coming from other countries to study with resources funded by Argentinians.
The statement was disseminated in a spot published by the Minister of Human Capital, Sandra Pettovello, with the Undersecretary of University Policies, Alejandro "El Profe" Álvarez, as one of the main faces of the official explanation. There, the official questioned the narrative established by university sectors and emphasized that, since the beginning of Javier Milei's administration, fear has been sown with the idea that universities were going to close.
“They say that the government underfunds universities,” Álvarez stated, before presenting some numbers from the system. As an example, he mentioned the case of the National University of the Arts, where each graduate represents an expenditure of around 400 million pesos for all Argentinians, compared to a national average of about 57 million.
