Youth Protests in Argentina over University CutsCEFR A2
18 Dec 2025
Adapted from Forus, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Mateo Krossler, Unsplash
Protests began in the first year of Javier Milei's government in 2024. Young people said austerity, inflation and cuts to public higher education threatened access to university and social mobility.
Students organised the Marcha Federal Universitaria in April 2024 and repeated it in October. They used hashtags such as #MarchaFederalUniversitaria and organised through TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp and X threads. Street actions were combined with videos, posts and graphic material online so the message spread quickly.
Mass marches later drew many people into the streets to demand restored funding and better health services.
Difficult words
- austerity — government actions to reduce public spending
- inflation — general rise in prices of goods and services
- social mobility — ability to change social or economic position
- threaten — to make something likely to be harmedthreatened
- access — the right or opportunity to use something
- funding — money provided to pay for public services
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Discussion questions
- Would you join a march to protect access to university? Why or why not?
- Which platform named in the article (TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, X) would you use to share a message?
- Why do you think people want restored funding and better health services?
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