LIST LATEST VERSION OF THE LAW OF HIGHER EDUCATION ... And it has very significant changes. They keep all quality issues, requirements for teachers, evaluation of universities and faculty. Here are some topics that were controversial and it says the version for the vote:
YEAR Responsible autonomy (autonomy is guaranteed) responsible autonomy exercised by the universities and polytechnics is:
a) The independence for teachers and researchers from universities and polytechnics to exercise academic freedom and research;
b) freedom of statutes issued under the provisions of this Act;
c) freedom in developing their plans and programs of study under the provisions of this Act ;
d) The freedom to appoint its officers, teachers or professors, researchers, investigators, and servers and the workers, based on the alternation and gender equity, in accordance with the law;
e) The freedom to manage their internal processes
f) freedom to develop, adopt and implement the institutional budget. To that end, in the case of public institutions, the parameters will be observed by public sector regulations;
g) The freedom to acquire and manage its assets in the manner provided by law;
h) Freedom of manage resources in line with the development objectives of the scheme, subject to the audit to the institution by a court or internal or external controller, as as established by law, and,
i) The ability to determine its forms and government bodies, in line with the principle of alternation, gender equity, transparency and political rights mentioned in the Constitution of the Republic, and integrate such bodies on behalf of the university community, according to this Act and the regulations of each institution.
FINANCING OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (guaranteeing the resources of universities, there is no diminution) a) movable and immovable property to the enactment of this Act within its property and assets that acquired in the future to any title, as well as those who were offered and committed to the time of its building project;
b) Income Act established the Permanent Development Fund and Polytechnic University (FOPEDEUPO) for public institutions;
c) assignments have consisted for the public and private universities until this year in the General State Budget and corresponding increases for public institutions, as mandated by the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador;
d) Allocations under the free to public institutions;
e) The tuition revenue, rights and duties, except as provided in the Constitution and this Law in public universities and polytechnics.
f) The benefits derived from their participation in productive activities of goods and services, provided that such participation is not for profit and that is the benefit of the institution;
g) The proceeds of inheritances, bequests and donations in his favor;
h) self-generated funds for courses, extracurricular seminars, postgraduate programs, consultancies and similar services, under the provisions of this Act;
i) Income from intellectual property as a result of his research and other academic activities
j) committed budget balances for investment, developing science and technology and academic and research projects that are in unearned run to the end of the fiscal year, compulsory will be incorporated into next fiscal year's budget and,
k) The proceeds of contributions from international cooperation.
l) Other goods and funds allocated to them or acquired under the Act
ASSIGNMENTS FOR PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS: Art - 30 .- State allowances and income for private universities and polytechnics .- The private universities and polytechnics to receive allocations and revenues of the State, continue to receive the amounts allocated to the current year. Are required to allocate those resources to the provision of educational scholarships to students enrolled in academic programs at any level, socio-economic in origin, ethnicity, gender, handicap or place of residence among others, have difficulty accessing des, stay and finish successfully training, poor economic performance since the start of the race.
The National Secretariat for Higher Education Science, Technology and Innovation will ensure compliance with this requirement by the respective regulations.
AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION AND ENROLLMENT DEGREES OBTAINED OVERSEAS (I think that should be included FREE). Section 127 .- Automatic Recognition and registration of qualifications obtained abroad .- The academic degrees or professional qualifications obtained in other countries will be legally registered in Ecuador for the National Education Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, under procedures approved by the Council for Higher Education.
TEACHERS WILL BE EVALUATED. Article 155 .- Evaluation of academic performance .- The teachers of institutions of higher education system shall be evaluated regularly in academic performance.
Regulation Career and Salary Structure System Research Professor of Higher Education shall establish the evaluation criteria, forms of student participation in the evaluation and academic and economic incentives.
INTEGRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL (the executive and have majority, or chairs) Article 167 .- Integration .- Council of Higher Education The Higher Education Council shall consist of the following members:
a) Four representatives of the Executive are: the National Secretary of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, the National Technical Secretary of Planning or his delegate, the Minister who direct the National Education System or his delegate, the Minister to direct the production policy or his delegate.
b) Six Scholars chosen by open competition of merit and opposition, which come three in the sector of Public Universities and Polytechnics, two of the field of Private Universities and Polytechnics, one the field of Technical Colleges, Technological, Pedagogical, arts and conservatories, and
c) A representative of the students and participate in the meetings with voice.
Council President shall be elected from among its members, at least two-thirds of its members with voting rights. The President of the Council will vote.
THE ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (all chosen through open competition, eliminated the direct appointment of the executive). Article 175 .- Integration Evaluation Council, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education .- The Board shall consist of six scholars selected through competition based on merit and opposition to organize the National Electoral Council, who meet the same requirements set to be Rector of the university. The competition will ensure the anonymity of application.
Academy and President of the Republic may submit as many nominations as they deem appropriate. The total number of nominations will be chosen the top three rated it come from nominations by the Academy, and three of the nominations by the President of the Republic, respecting the equity, turnover and gender parity According to the Constitution.
The six scholars who form the Board of Assessment, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education, will elect its chairman or chairman from among the three academics nominated by the Executive, who have won the contest.
TRANSITIONAL In ordering a new assessment to the universities that were observed in the report of CONEA, if not eligible this time will be repealed laws that created them. SRI is directed to use analysis provided allocations of 25% tax and regulate the transition between one and another law.
