A new accord between the Bolivian government and the Public University of El Alto (UPEA) has set forth that the government will contribute Bs. 70,000,000 per year (or $10 million) towards the university’s budget. The University rector Dámaso Quispe said that with this convetion, “the conflicts have ended,” and promised to end their roadblocks. The new accord will not affect the amounts currently paid by the government to other public universities. The government authorities also promised to help secure financing for health science laboratories, technology, agricultural machinery, and communication sciences.
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