Overview
- Law 32551 makes master's or doctoral degrees optional for professors who entered under the pre‑2014 regime, covering both teaching and promotion.
- Faculty hired under the 2014 University Law receive a new deadline through December 2026 to obtain required postgraduate degrees.
- The law was promulgated on January 9 and was signed by congressional leaders Fernando Rospigliosi and Waldemar Cerrón.
- Reporting notes the enactment occurred by congressional insistence, continuing a series of postponements stretching back to the 2014 reform.
- Under the current University Law, a master's is required for undergraduate teaching, a master's or doctorate for master's programs, and a doctorate for doctoral-level instruction.