Overview
- University officials and student delegates began a Defensoría‑mediated dialogue that started on Monday, May 25, to open negotiations over a student occupation that began on May 12 and to seek the return of campus activities.
- The Asamblea Universitaria accepted the Comité Electoral's irrevocable resignation on May 22 and the rectorate announced plans to appoint a new electoral committee this week using a random selection process with advisory support from ONPE.
- Student demands include formal recognition of the Federación Universitaria de San Marcos, protection from judicial or disciplinary action for leaders, reduction of the electoral threshold, and a public guarantee that the rector will not extend her mandate; Rector Jerí Ramón has refused to sign a pledge on her non‑continuity.
- UNMSM warns that remote classes in place since May 12 have nearly used up the university's allowable margin of virtual instruction and that exceeding Sunedu's 30% limit would put the validity of the 2026‑I semester and practical courses at risk.
- University leaders also say the campus takeover has interrupted laboratories, international cooperation and paid services, creating economic losses and jeopardizing projects with partners in China, Spain and South Korea while the Defensoría talks remain conditional and unresolved.