Lima, 04/05/2022 05:53 p.m.
The plenary session of the Congress of the Republic approved this Wednesday, in a second vote, the project that supposedly “reestablishes the autonomy and institutionality of Peruvian universities”, but which many specialists consider weakens the National Superintendence of Higher University Education (Sunedu). ).
With 68 votes in favor, 39 once morest and 5 abstentionsthe Parliament approved, in a second vote, the substitute text of the bills 697, 862, 908 and 943. The legislators had rejected, moments before, two previous questions that proposed that the project return to the Education and Constitution commissions.
On February 1st, parliamentarians had already approved in the first instance the legislative projects that they eliminate the participation of professionals chosen by public contest in the formation of the Board of Directors of Sunedu.
The rule also provides that the superintendent It will be elected by the Board of Directors, which has among its members representatives of private and public universities.
It should be noted that the Board of Directors approves university licensing for public and private universities, as well as the creation of subsidiaries and headquarters.
