Tag: budget for the public university

• Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 07:37 UTC

  Argentine opposition defies Milei, approves increased funding for public universities

  

  Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Wednesday to raise funding for public universities, with 158 votes in favor and 75 against. The measure, backed by the Peronist bloc and other opposition parties, marks a new legislative defeat for far-right President Javier Milei, who vetoed a similar initiative last year.

• Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  Bolivia's president Evo Morales faces increasing students and opposition unrest

  

  Thousands of protesters took to the streets of several cities across Bolivia on Monday to demand justice after a university student was killed during a demonstration last week. Some of the protesters clashed with police in the central city of Cochabamba. Authorities did not immediately report injuries or arrests.