Overview
- Students from Ingeniería Civil and Administración occupied the UNA Ciudad Universitaria to block access and suspend classes in protest of proposed new academic units.
- The core grievance opposes a Faculty of Geoespacial y Sistemas Viales and a school of Finanzas y Comercio Internacional that students say duplicate existing curricula and risk graduates' job prospects.
- On Thursday, May 21, attempts by Topografía students to remove the blockade triggered fights with Ingeniería Civil supporters that left several students injured and videos show stones thrown and gates forced open.
- Police USE forces entered the campus to separate groups and reopen access while the Defensoría del Pueblo sent a representative urging dialogue and urging university authorities to de-escalate.
- The conflict raises political concerns because the rectoral election is scheduled for May 28, students demand concrete infrastructure and lab upgrades, and no negotiated solution has been announced by university leaders.