Argentina university system reaches salary boost amid financing law dispute

Argentina's public universities have secured a salary increase after months of conflict over funding. The government offered a 24.33% raise for teaching and non‑teaching staff in two steps – 21.33% applied in June and an additional 3% in October – and pledged a 20% boost to university operating budgets, extra funds for university hospitals and a 50% increase in Manuel Belgrano scholarships.

While university leaders praised the reopening of collective‑bargaining talks, they stressed that the core demand – full implementation of the University Financing Law – remains unmet. Both the Universidad Nacional del Litoral and the Universidad Nacional de Rosario said they will continue legal actions to enforce the law.

At the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, the end of the strike has shifted focus to recovering more than 30 lost school days. Faculties are devising individual catch‑up plans, using virtual classrooms, re‑scheduling exams and offering intensive remedial sessions. Pre‑university schools have extended grading deadlines and provided supplemental materials to keep students on track.