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ARGENTINA

Govt vows not to close public universities

Argentina's government on Wednesday promised not to close or defund public universities following massive marches across the country demanding continued funding of higher education. "It will never be on our agenda to close a public university," presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said at a news conference at the government headquarters in the capital Buenos Aires. However, Adorni stressed that authorities plan to audit the spending at such institutions. Thousands of students, accompanied by teachers, principals, deans, non-teaching staff, unions, and varied social and political organizations, took to the streets of Buenos Aires and other major cities on Tuesday.