Overview

• Ley 32461 was published in the official gazette, formally establishing 20 new national public universities with legal autonomy.
• The law lists specific institutions and locations, including the Amazonian UNAS in Puno and the Army’s Uncitep in Lima, with designated headquarters in their respective regions.
• It authorizes the Education and Economy ministries, along with regional and local governments, to prioritize investment for the newly created universities.
• The Economy and Education ministries issued unfavorable technical opinions, citing the absence of guaranteed budgets and implementation plans for sustainable operation.
• Congress has advanced 28 additional university-creation initiatives in the past three months, with two already becoming law, as observers caution that many new entities fall short of SUNEDU’s basic standards and urge strengthening existing universities and regulated branch campuses.