Overview
- Students from the main campus and several regional sedes took control of UNSAAC facilities on Monday, July 20, 2026, closing main access points and restricting movement on the city university grounds.
- University authorities moved in-person teaching to a virtual modality to keep the academic cycle running while physical activities remain limited by the takeover.
- Protesters presented concrete demands that include delayed university ID cards, inoperative laboratories and water shortages at Kayra, alleged psychological abuse in Espinar, and Curahuasi’s exclusion from a recent admission exam.
- The Federación Universitaria del Cusco endorsed the action and added calls for protected vacancies for CEPRU entrants, lab equipment, a camera Gesell for Psychology, and expanded dining support.
- Student leaders met with Rector Lauro Enciso to install a dialogue table but warned the occupation will continue and could escalate if the university does not deliver timely, concrete fixes that affect daily student life.