ESPOCH PRONOUNCES BEFORE THE PROPOSAL FOR BREAKING THE BUDGET FOR UNIVERSITIES 2022

The main authorities of the ESPOCH, Polytechnic Council, teachers and students, spoke before the proposal of the Pro-forma General Budget of the State for 2022, which would cut the institution 2'408,451.11 dollars. For the ESPOCH there would be a cut in investment for 3'127,295.09 dollars, from the donation of income tax. While it increases 819 974, 51 USD in current spending, consolidating a total cut of 2'408,451.11 dollars. In 2022 a single public institution will receive 26%, the one that receives the least, reaches only 0.01%. Within this heading, ESPOCH is assigned 0.46%. ESPOCH insists on the need to change the formula for the distribution of resources in the higher education system based on the number of students, generating their sustainable development. If these parameters are not changed, the institution will be forced to make decisions such as: Deliver the competence of academic management, research and linkage of the headquarters to SENESCYT, ESPOCH and that to date has not received the support of the Government with a budget for its operation. Reduction of access quotas to ESPOCH. Reduce investment for the development of infrastructure, laboratories, bibliography and equipment in general. In this context, the polytechnic community urged the bodies responsible for the Higher Education System to define policies that generate equity and sustainability of the system in the distribution of the budget. ESPOCH know to be!