Dismantling public universities and science in Argentina

Attempting to freeze budget allocations for public universities and the science and technology system in the name of austerity undermines Argentina's most valuable asset: its highly skilled human capital.

The suspension of CONICET fellowships and cuts to teachers' salaries are pushing thousands of scientists and engineers to emigrate in a new brain drain.

Without public investment in scientific research and technical education, the country is condemned to the re-primarization of its economy and to external technological dependence.