Argentine university funding dispute escalates; CIN president appeals to Pope

Franco Bartolacci, president of Argentina's National Interuniversity Council (CIN), has sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV denouncing the government's non-compliance with university funding laws and warning of budget cuts' impact on public universities and scientific research. This marks an unusual escalation by involving the Vatican in a domestic political dispute, signaling heightened tension between the academic sector and the government.

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