Monday, September 16, 2013

University of the Azores and Ministry negotiate 'plan ... - Azorean Eastern

Azores University is negotiating with the Ministry of Education a ‘convergence plan “for three years to ensure its sustainability, facing” severe financial constraints “that impact the preparation of the school year.

“The Council took note of the existence of serious financial constraints and normative nature that are hindering normal preparation of the school year regarding the hiring of teaching staff outside the institution,” reads a statement released today, signed by the President of the General Council of the University of the Azores, Madruga Ricardo Costa.

The General Council of the University of the Azores was meeting on Wednesday, having also the rector, Jorge Medeiros, informed the board that “is to articulate with the Secretary of State for Higher Education a” convergence plan ‘, designed to be implemented over three years, with the aim of ensuring the sustainability of the institution. “

According to the same statement, “it is an agreed set of principles of operation” between the university and the Ministry of Education and Science related to human resources, “increasing the efficiency of the management of existing resources” and “adjustment of the levels of fees.”

“Being such ongoing negotiations, whose outcome is expected to very soon, any quantification in terms of goals is at this stage speculative,” the statement said, explaining that the General Council decided to postpone the vote on the budget University in 2014 for being “predictable the need to make budget adjustments arising from the ongoing negotiations.”

On Thursday, the rector Jorge Medeiros had told Lusa that the University of the Azores is in talks with the governments of the Republic and the Azores to find a solution to cope with financial difficulties.

“The University of the Azores have financial difficulties that are around 1.5 million euros,” Jorge Medeiros materialized.

Regional Secretary of Education of the Azores, Fagundes Duarte, already ensured that the regional executive is committed to helping the university in the region to overcome the financial problems, but added that it is up to the Government of the Republic “rethink the funding model” of institution, which “can not be identical to the universities with territorial continuity”.

In a clarification issued on Thursday, the Regional Office of Education, Science and Culture insists that “the funding of the University of the Azores is the sole responsibility of the Government of the Republic” and the support of the Government, “intended to support the designated three infrastructures and university projects considered for its impact scientific, economic and social importance for the Azores. “

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