Overview
- Law No. 32551 was published in El Peruano on January 9 and signed by acting Congress President Fernando Rospigliosi and Second Vice President Waldemar Cerrón.
- The exception applies only to professors appointed under the now-repealed Law No. 23733, allowing them to continue teaching without a master's or doctorate.
- Current rules remain for others: a master's degree for undergraduate teaching, a master's or doctorate for master's and specialization programs, and a doctorate for doctoral-level courses.
- Public and private universities receive a new compliance deadline of December 30, 2026 to meet the academic requirements set by the University Law.
- The change has drawn criticism from education figures such as former minister Idel Vexler, while broader debate highlights more than a decade of extensions to the standards.