Title:
Ministry of Education Prepares Project to Create Five Universities in Strongholds of Centrist Parties
Translated by:
Kiratiana Freelon
Published:
Folha de S.Paulo, 25 October 2021
[Article in the original language by Julio Wiziack & Paulo Saldaña]
From the article:
The Minister of Education, Milton Ribeiro, wants to divide existing federal higher education institutions to create five new universities and five technical institutes. The initiative does not foresee the expansion of student vacancies or the physical network, but it serves the interests of allied politicians linked to the center. The idea will mean the creation of 2,912 positions to command the new institutions that, in practice, are already functioning. According to estimates by the Ministry of Economic, the swelling of the public machine will come with an increase in spending that could reach R$ 500 million per year.