Teachers at the Universidad de Oriente Núcleo Bolívar announced the establishment of a National Movement for the Defence of university autonomy in order to set a policy of officers, staff and research, administrative and labor, accompanied by students at public universities and autonomous from the adoption of the laws of Science, Technology and Innovation and Universities.
Overall teachers Lima Carmen Martinez, coordinator of office, Bismarck Ortiz, University Planning Officer and Mary Coromoto Casado, Dean presented their arguments supporting the reasons for opposing these legal instruments, described as unconstitutional.
"University autonomy is injured by this new law that the National Assembly is currently discussing, which was already approved in first reading," Martinez said.
Claim that was conceived on the back of the university community in the country, not transgressed and undermines the autonomy, being an autonomous universities intervention of the National Executive.
Remember that this was a provision of own freedom in 1827 when he created the University of Caracas, the predecessor of the Central University of Venezuela. Also reaffirmed in Latin American universities he devotes to students in Argentina.
"This administrative responsibility occurred without parity requirements of any kind because it is highly recognized that the greatest responsibility in the management of universities lies in the teaching corps."
During his speech Professor Casado said condemning the lack of discussion with the various sectors within the university community, in addition to the deputies received a working paper that had to be approved, denied the opportunity to introduce the changes as presented earlier, "even they had the knowledge of content."

Tolerance

Were adamant in pointing out that college is an environment where diversity of opinion, and this law does not permit or the principle and the autonomy, although the government uses the excuse of responding to students.
In relation to this issue Casado said the UDO new students enrolled each term, allowing the entry of a new stock, but other factors are preventing many more as infrastructure and teacher absences.
"There has been a series of retirements and staff who have resigned because they have no incentive to work in universities, I can say that they are more than 10 plants that have been because the system of remuneration is not commensurate with the needs they have" .
He claimed the highest authority of the UDO in Bolivar maintaining an enrollment of 120 000 students, which can not be said that no exclusion.
Referring to any attempt to ideologize education at the university, said the UDO Casado is constantly reviewing the curriculum and made changes to adapt to the needs, "with a socialist education is nothing to discuss, and that is precisely what is not accept. "
On the other hand, warned that since the legislative arena that houses took advantage of higher education are on holiday to discuss and approve this bill and thought it would go unopposed.
They worry what will happen when the total of the university community can decide about the elections because their actions are limited by the decision of the majority decided by the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, Professor Ortiz said that the University Act does not raise anything new because Prieto Figueroa spoke of the educational state of territoriality responds to new approach in terms of new development models, but as it pertains to the complexity and transdisciplinarity as the law itself focuses on how to break paradigms epistemic in the search for gaining knowledge.
"But the latter contradicts later it says that the university is open to discussion of current, current law says all currents, without exception, who decides which are to be discussed only in general socialist or all "he asks.
Similarly, the teacher emphasizes that the higher education system consists of 100 universities are autonomous only six, "who makes government elections in the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV) or the National Experimental University of the Armed Forces (UNEF) which are the academic credentials that can show those authorities under current law or the new, "he said.

Actions

Participants that as of yesterday, shares held jointly with members of other universities to reject these laws, regarding Locti reform "is a blow to research at public universities eliminating the chances of obtaining financial contributions according to Remember one of our functions. "
Married announced that there will be a march in Caracas and the struggle will continue in January 2011 as "our principles are violated, the government has sought to impose on how universities should be training and teaching process."