He December 17during an ordinary session of the Board of Directors of the National Superintendency of Higher University Education (Sunedu), Manuel Castillo Venegas presented his irrevocable resignation to the position of superintendent, citing “strict personal reasons.”
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This decision comes five days after the questioned appointment of the new director of Sunedu, Vicente Espinoza Santillán, who was pointed out for being very close to Castillo Venegas, and who, as revealed to the girlfriend of Espinoza’s son and his father-in-law, received service orders at Sunedu for amounts exceeding S/100,000.
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Resignation of Manuel Castillo Venegas from Sunedu
Castillo’s management ends up mired in criticism for his alleged proximity to university presidents who opposed the original reform. Although he leaves the leadership, Castillo is not completely retiring: he will maintain his position as an advisor representing public universities until the end of his term, which ensures his permanence in decision-making within the higher education body.
Castillo’s resignation has immediately activated the succession process. Temporarily, the leadership of Sunedu has been left in the hands of the Dr. Susana Paredes Díaz (Concytec representative), who has the responsibility of calling for the election of a new titular superintendent.
This procedure is developed in accordance with the University Law and the internal provisions of Sunedu, with the objective of ensuring institutional continuity and the normal exercise of supervisory functions.
Family contracts in the environment of Vicente Espinoza Santillán
The recent appointment of Vicente Espinoza As a representative of the Ministry of Education (Minedu) before the Board of Directors of Sunedu, he has unleashed a wave of questions that point directly to alleged family favors and potential conflicts of interest in university supervision.
journalistic investigations of Public Eye reveal that Espinoza’s family environment would have benefited from juicy contracts at Sunedu itself before his official appointment.
María Lilia Alarcón, partner of her son Sergio Espinoza, had a turnover of more than S/54,000 through nine service orders between 2023 and 2024. For his part, Rubén Salcedo, Espinoza Jr.’s father-in-law, obtained contracts for more than S/60,000 in 2023. What is relevant is that, prior to these contracts, Salcedo registered 17 visits to the office of the then superintendent Manuel Castillo.
Judge and party in the licensing?
The new counselor, Vicente Espinoza, has held management positions in universities Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and José Carlos Mariáteguiboth with the license denied due to lack of minimum quality standards. Now, from his position on the Board of Directors, Espinoza will have the decisive vote in his hands to determine whether these same institutions achieve a new license.
