The university centers in the metropolitan area are in a state of total dysfunction, unable to fulfill their teaching mission, as they have been attacked, vandalized, looted and set on fire, a letter sent to the transitional Prime Minister, Garry Conille, underlines.

“Higher education is increasingly difficult in Haiti. Following the succession of crises that the country has experienced, the events that began at the end of February have exacerbated the already alarming situation, particularly those in the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, the letter states.

The level of education in the nation is calamitous, stated the Conference of Rectors, Presidents of Universities and Directors of Higher Education Institutions of Haiti, in a note published by Le Nouvelliste newspaper.

The academics pointed out to Conille, elements that dented this level, and mentioned the Covid-19 pandemic that caused the closure of institutions, the disastrous financial effects on cash flow; the massive departure of young people to other countries between 2021 and 2024, and the security crisis that has plagued the country in the last three years.

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