Yanina Welp in Swissinfo.ch:
In 2019, the National University of Rosario (NUR) in Argentina launched an innovative initiative to give the academic community a say on how funds are used on campus. It allows demands and ideas from students, teachers and staff to become collective projects at the university after getting approved by a vote.
Such participatory budgeting is a democratic process that gives people real power over real money.
Since the launch of the initiative, the university has decided to create a new meeting space in the business school, buy 3-D technology printing material and upgrade the kitchen in the agrotechnical school.
Find the full article here.
Leave a Reply