If you study at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, this information interests you: UNAM students call for 2 marches to demand better transparency in the management of the resources that enter this institution. When and where will they take place?
Just on Friday, April 14, an assembly was held where students from more than 20 faculties and schools agreed to convene two marches for transparency at UNAMafter they found out that the SEP reduced the budget for the Elisa Acuña scholarships.
And although the UNAM said that it would cover the money for those scholarships and, therefore, they would continue, the students decided to go march to demand better management of resources, among other things.
UNAM students call for 2 marches: When and where?
The First march will be on Thursday, April 20. The idea is that the students of the faculties and schools that participate leave from their headquarters towards the Chamber of Deputies.
Departure is scheduled at noon so that at 1 in the afternoon the contingents of students can meet and arrive together at the Chamber of Deputies.
There, they will demand that they take a good look at the UNAM budget and give an explanation as to why there has been an increase in the support of resourcesthis is not reflected even in the infrastructure of the campuses.
Besides, the students will approach the deputies and the deputies to request that the UNAM also be audited. That is to say, that the Superior Audit of the Federation (ASF) audits, worth the redundancy, the UNAM as well as other public institutions.
Ok. That’s the first gear the second will take place on Monday, April 24. But this will be local.
I mean, The march will take place inside Ciudad Universitaria (CU). It will leave the University Metro towards the General Directorate of Educational Guidance and Attention at 1 in the afternoon.
Here the The purpose is for the UNAM authorities to explain what’s up with the scholarships.
Other concerns of UNAM students
Although these demands are among the main ones, UNAM students have other concerns that they They demand a response from the university authorities.
Which are? There is the issue of safe transport and the face-to-face rate —for security reasons, even more so for students working at night—, the canteens or the rejection of Lorenzo Córdova returning to teach at UNAM.
For now, while these 2 marches are taking place, Another assembly among UNAM students is already scheduled for Thursday, April 27 —there, the idea is to give a petition and continue refining the pending that there is with the same university.
