ABSTRACT
The paper describes university policies proposed by the constitutional government in Argentina since 1983. The focus is upon the shift in policies proposed by the Menem administration during the last three years. A new financial regime for national universities has been proposed, stimulating them to increase cost recovery through student fees and other mechanisms. The proposal, largely rejected by the university community which favors the traditional tuition free system, involves a broader change in the relations between the universities on the one hand, and the state and the market, on the other. Other policy issues, like university accreditation and research support at the universities, are also discussed within this context.
