Venezuelan public universities, Mafia and areas of power

"Education is an admirable thing, but it is worth remembering from time to time that nothing valuable knowledge can be taught." Oscar Wilde

Of concern is the academic deterioration suffered lately Venezuelan public universities, some more than others, depending on how they are organized in some, gangs of political power, both past and present. Mafias have parceled the university according to their domain that still remain and have been perpetuating, strengthening over time.

Of course, this is extremely worrying, because at present, public universities are facing serious problems with the national government, the so-called Bolivarian Revolution, which is slowly strangling the, restricting, to the granting of a budget that we will promotes, rather they create conflicts, in reference to wages and salaries, research, specifically in its operation.

It is startling, as public universities, are constantly on strike, protest, claiming its staff performance, fair and equitable wages, income security, payment of his debts, in short, anything that generates them their livelihood.

However, it is also disturbing that in the XXI century, in 2010, still manifest power gangs, groups that dominate their fields and prevent the development responsibility of the University towards its social responsibility to ensure efficiency, efficiency, excellence, education and training of various professionals which they emerge.

Groups that benefit them in the first place, encouraging his supporters, friends, families, and discriminating against anything that may affect their interests.

It is therefore not surprising that comment, for example, that in some universities are always kept the same members of the groups of power, which accounted for and supported by alliances, made to stay on the same charges, above the values ethical, moral, should prevail in the heart of all democratic university.

It is curious that many of the immediate children of teachers who graduate, they become part of powerful groups and become teachers, inexperienced, and the children of others, given the commitment of friendship, the party , who entering the teaching facility with rigged contests, regardless of academic merit at all. The same applies to the administrative staff.

Given this reality so dramatic, it is almost impossible to give an opportunity for many talents that could be part of the university, perhaps with a new leadership, dynamic processors, capable of ensuring academic excellence, with a good performance that it favors social responsibility of the university is a fact, true leaders, actors give way to changes that lead to another view, behavior of college, especially in a scenario as difficult as that Venezuela faces and where universities are called upon to play a role in passing new leaders, such that both the country needs in favor of development, equitable, fair, and where democracy, freedom are fully identified and respected.

Deeply concerned that given the shocking national reality and above all, the crisis facing universities, no new leaders say enough for this hit and give the opportunity for a new generation to bring about change that are required and ensure the country as we mentioned, professionals who play the role necessary to succeed, especially in an atmosphere of uncertainty hurricane, such as Venezuela currently facing political, moral, social, educational, economic, we have already referred.

Definitely, universities should not be lots of groups of power, because as evidenced by the results, has left a lot to say as they have been run, run, seriously affecting not only academic achievement, research, but the lack of responsibility social to the country and its role at the time of uncertainty like the one he lives.

To this are added other negative aspects that exist in universities, as a result of the mafia, those that always remain in senior positions, authorities what they do is to rotate in place, without anyone saying anything, because there is relay generation of leadership capable of saying enough and give way to transformations that rescue the negative image we have of the universities.

It has often been said also that there is embezzlement, misuse of money, which has led to that result, have been enriched by many authorities and his entourage, as the money is controlled, activated, managed by mafia groups control power and split the profits.

Specifically, the national public universities must restructure, eliminate gangs, groups of power and usher in a new generation committed guarantor of ethics, values ​​and opportunity especially for those who want to contribute to the rescue academic and research excellence and professional she can go to help the country move forward

Enough of an excessive dominance of groups of power, the guilds, buds, threads, micro-groups who have made their plots universities to further their interests, to manifest clouding excellence, meritocracy, the academic in favor of the university community, society, professionals formed.

It is curious that in the halls of the university, in some classrooms, even in the same university faculties Tips, discussing the relevance and importance of democracy, respect for rights, equality, and many universities this not met by what has been exposed.