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The deans of the faculties of Arts, Spanish universities have read today simultaneously in their respective centers a statement warning of "serious difficulties facing the Humanities in our country, which" run the risk of being neglected as Cultural dispensable luxury. "
The document, which is the result of the XXII National Conference of Deans of Arts, held last month in Granada, also claims the university autonomy and warns of the "risk of privatization of public weighing on universities."
Deans allude to budget cuts, which are "causing damage to universities that may be irreversible," with consequences that are not confined to academic life but also affect "on youth access to university studies, the quality of teaching and on the deployment of the investigation. "
The text, in the University of Murcia has been read by the Deputy Dean Alicia Morales, accompanied by the Vice Chancellor of Communication and Culture, Jose Antonio Gomez and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Antonio Campillo-criticized "the failure of equal opportunities presented by the increased cost of access to higher education, given the competition, in turn, a more restrictive policy scholarship and a sharp increase in tuition fees. "
In turn, the statement is dissatisfied with "the precariousness of a high percentage of university teachers", as well as locking in promoting it because of the restocking fee.
Finally, deans expressed concern about the manner in which it is assessed Humanities research with imported from other fields of knowledge criteria, and the use being made of the so-called "presidential administrations or research sections" that do not meet denounces the text, with the function for which they were created, which is to stimulate research.
Source: Universidad de Murcia. Fotos: Luis Urbina
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