Disguised as a legislative decree in order to encourage private investment in education, Decree No 882 presented during the Fujimori dictatorship, allowed universities that do not deserve the label you stand right hand and left throughout the country. The scandal revealed a few weeks ago regarding Alas Peruanas University highlights the sorry state of higher education in Peru and the existence of "so-called universities" that do not have the quality of education needed to be considered as such.
According to statistics from the National Assembly of Rectors, which unfortunately are updated only through 2006, in Peru there are about 100 universities. In metropolitan Lima, there are 22 universities institutionalized, public and private universities and 10 provisional authorization. It is worth mentioning that since the creation National Council for Universities Operating Permit (CONAFU) in January 1995, has approved the final performance of 12 universities in 14 years. But most amazing is that only 34 were recognized university affiliates nationwide, and currently operate more than 500 illegally! As seen, the CONAFU has not fulfilled its duty.
To make matters worse, in Peru we have, unlike other countries, an autonomous National Acreeditación. The National Assessment, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality (SINEACE), through its university arm Evaluation Council, Accreditation and Certification of Higher Education (CONEAU), has no personal autonomy and authority, which is why the establishment of standards and evaluation processes of the universities not only are unclear but not ideal, as expressed in its present attempt to evaluate the education faculties.
In this context we welcome the Bill's proposed 2340/2007-CR No Mercedes Cabanillas, parliamentary APRA, because it is a positive initiative because it intends to suspend the decree so as to arrest Fujimori the rise of universities that do not provide companies a quality education, and develop university research. This bill not only proposes the suspension of Decree 882, but also suggests that both the new universities such as those created under Fujimori decree, approved by the CONAFU to work.
The initiative is positive, however, worth noting a possible flaw in the proposal because it gives the power to assess CONAFU universities created and identify future standards for universities when they have already been doing and with very little success. Nicolás Lynch as proposed, would better to give this power to a commission of experts with no interest and can not treat an area run by former rectors. Without quality universities, Peru will continue late on Education and the pay that bill, daily, all Peruvians.
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