IU in the Region of Murcia has shown today their support to the student at the University of Murcia (UMU) José Mateos, who has been expelled from the educational institution for one year after application of an academic discipline policy adopted in 1954 for criticizing the Student Council and the Bologna process.
Secretary of Youth of UI in Murcia, Ana Maria Martinez, explained that this student, who was in second year of PhD, should have submitted their work to obtain the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA), but the law department Civil refused to convene the review.
The reason for that refusal, as noted by Martinez, is that Matthew had poured criticism on a forum for digital debate the Student Council of the UMU and the implementation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), commonly known as the Bologna Process in that institution.
He noted that the penalty "has not taken into account the management of the Student Council this critical student, and says that" it is disproportionate in comparison with that sought to impose on a faculty member for alleged sexual harassment of a colleague, only five months' suspension without pay. "
For his part, responsible for Youth in the Region IU, Alfonso Lucas, said that "it is improper for a university, which must be engine of a democratic society, continue to apply a regulation Franco, 1954 and do not establish new rules to abolish ".
Source: IURM