Rector Paulo Cesar Montagner and the general coordinator of Unicamp, Professor Fernando Coelho, met with directors of units and bodies on Tuesday afternoon (9) for a new round of discussions around the University's academic expansion project based on the autonomization of the health area. The cycle of consultations with the community will end this Friday (12) with a conversation between the Rectorate and the staff, scheduled for noon, in the University Council (Consu) room.
At the end of the approximately two-and-a-half-hour meeting with the directors, the university administration selected six principles to guide the project which, if approved by the University Council, will be negotiated with the state government for implementation. (See table below)
The first of the principles listed, based on the directors' suggestion, stipulates that the proposal should be included in a supplementary bill (PLC). The goal is to ensure that the rules become permanent.
The second principle is that which fully guarantees the rights of employees currently working in the health sector. The third is to ensure that the new law provides for the hiring of faculty in a proportion that sustains the growth of the University. Currently, the forecast is for the hiring of more than 600 faculty members over a 10-year period.
The fourth principle concerns the guarantee that the creation of an autonomous entity will not reduce – or cause losses to – Unicamp's annual budget. The fifth principle would be the guarantee that the new autonomous entity will provide 100% of its services to patients of the SUS (Unified Health System), and finally, the sixth principle stipulates that the administration of the new autonomous entity will be carried out by people appointed by Unicamp.
Other aspects
At the meeting, the directors requested details of the project and made suggestions. The director of the Institute of Biology (IB), Professor Hernandes Carvalho, for example, believes there is an error in the terminology. "I consider it more appropriate to call this process a 'dismemberment,' since it involves the dismemberment of an existing autonomous entity," he argued. According to him, it is necessary to ensure that the change will not affect the University's budget.
Directors pointed out that the proposal approved by the University Council could undergo changes during negotiations with the State Government or even in the Legislative Assembly. They also questioned whether there would be any security measures in place for the University. The Rector's Office assured that changes will be evaluated and that the University may not accept conditions that are unfavorable to it.
The advisors discussed other aspects of the project, such as the method of transferring resources during the transition period; the University's capacity to carry out the necessary works to guarantee growth; and the composition of the Deliberative Council (which will manage the autonomous entity).
Meetings
Tuesday's meeting is part of a second round of consultations with the community regarding the project to make the health sector autonomous. On Thursday (the 4th), the Rector's Office had already met with the faculty representatives at the University Council.
Last week, the Rector's Office opened another listening channel and distributed a form to the members of the University Council through which they could make suggestions and propose changes to the draft project. The form with the suggestions had to be returned by noon this Wednesday (10).
According to the General Secretariat, the form contains all the articles of the project. The idea is for the council members to make suggestions or changes they deem necessary. After that, the Secretariat intends to gather all the contributions, compile them, and organize the information in a way that allows for analysis by the Attorney General's Office, the Rector's Office, and the council members themselves. The form was distributed to all 80 council members and their alternates.
To proposal
The proposal suggests a new management model for the health sector – which would be linked to the State Health Secretariat for budgetary and management purposes, but would remain connected to the University in the areas of teaching, training of undergraduate and postgraduate students, and professional development for physicians.
Today, the health sector is integrated into Unicamp's organizational structure. Therefore, the University is responsible for its funding, which, in the year 2025, should reach approximately R$ 1,1 billion.
See the principles that will guide the local government project.
1 – Approval of the proposal based on a Supplementary Bill (PLC).
2 – Full guarantee of the rights of workers currently employed.
In the health area.
3 – 100% of the services are provided through the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System).
4 – Unicamp appoints the administrators of the new autonomous entity.
5 – Hiring faculty to support the academic growth of the University.
6 – The establishment of autonomous entities cannot affect the University's budget.
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