The Saeima has stalled the creation of a consortium of three regional universities, according to Liepaja University, Daugavpils University, and the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LLU). Last year, the universities decided to form an association to use resources more efficiently. Furthermore, the higher education reform stipulates that a university must have at least 4,000 students, and the consortium could save these higher education institutions from losing their status. However, the consortium is currently not defined in the Law on Institutions of Higher Education, and this is causing problems.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
Saeima has stalled the creation of a consortium of three regional universities
