The extended deadlock with the universities is not something that the university administrations or the state can be proud of. Once more, education has become a battleground of political conflict, rather than a forum for dialogue.
You will not find such a phenomenon of constant struggle in higher education anywhere else in the world. Obviously there are problems, but the universities cannot shut down and the government cannot threaten to send prosecutors to overcome the deadlock.
Everyone must realize that you cannot have education with ultimatums. The universities cannot deny cooperation with the Ministry and the Minister cannot ask prosecutors to solve a problem that he cannot face.
The great majority in academia is a silent witness to this conflict and must wake up. The universities must open and we must find a solution, with threats and shutting down. University administrators must realize that the institutions are not their playground and the government must understand that you cannot tackle serious problems with arbitrary cuts across the board.
The victims in this vendetta that has been going on for a while now are students and their families, who have paid dearly to give their children a chance.
The necessary improvements to higher education – we all support in theory but in practice do what we can to subvert – must go through. That requires consent and dialogue, not blind conflict.
The state, universities, academic and political parties must assume their responsibilities. The new generation has paid enough for their errors, omissions and petty political interests.
TO VIMA
