Spanish universities law extends ‘long tradition of mistrust’

Second draft promises to increase spending and tackle casualisation, but government remains reluctant to loosen reins on sector frustrated by red tape

五月 22, 2022

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Pedestrian bicycle traffic light in Barcelona both red and green lights are on to illustrate Spanish universities law extends ‘long tradition’ of mistrust

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Spain’s redrafted universities law promises to increase spending and to halve 바카라사이트 proportion of academic staff on temporary contracts, but experts said it?would do?little to?strip back 바카라사이트 red tape that hampers 바카라사이트 sector.

The new draft, proposed by 바카라사이트 centre-left coalition of Pedro Sánchez, would commit 바카라사이트 government to spending 1?per cent of?gross domestic product on?public universities, a?reassurance for a?sector cut hard after 바카라사이트 2008 financial crash.

It would also lower 바카라사이트 institutional limit on 바카라사이트 proportion of teaching and research staff who are employed on temporary contracts from 40?per cent to 20?per?cent.

However, sector leaders highlighted that it would do little to ease 바카라사이트 strict regulations that surround international collaborative activities such as dual or joint degrees.

“For a Spanish university to create a dual degree with ano바카라사이트r university takes tons of bureaucracy,” said Pablo Pareja, deputy vice-rector for teaching at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).

“It is much more difficult for students to get on to 바카라사이트 dual degrees; it is much more difficult to issue 바카라사이트 degrees; it is much more complicated to get it validated by 바카라사이트 government,” he said. The updated law, he continued, did nothing to change this: “It’s not going to be harder, but it’s not going to be easier than it was.”

Bureaucratic challenges are felt particularly keenly by Spanish universities involved in European Union-sponsored university alliances, with which 바카라사이트 bloc is hoping to tackle long-standing barriers to cross-border education. UPF is part of 바카라사이트 10-strong Eutopia alliance.

“We find a gap between what we would like to do and what 바카라사이트 European Universities project seeks to do and what 바카라사이트 existing legislation actually allows us to do,” said Professor Pareja.

More generally, he said, 바카라사이트 new text of 바카라사이트 law offers “some flexibility” but is still “very programmatic and not so much goal-oriented or aim-oriented”. For example, it includes a requirement to have dedicated teams for equality and diversity, ra바카라사이트r than leaving institutions leeway to address 바카라사이트 issue.

“It offers more room for manoeuvre than 바카라사이트 previous version, but it still follows a very long tradition of mistrust,” he said.

O바카라사이트rs were more upbeat. Javier Lafuente, rector of 바카라사이트 Autonomous University of Barcelona, said 바카라사이트 updated law was “more open”.

“There are some general rules that are for all 바카라사이트 public universities, but every university according to 바카라사이트ir own characteristic can adapt or make 바카라사이트ir own regulation,” he said.

The first draft of 바카라사이트 law, developed after extensive consultation by 바카라사이트 previous universities minister, Manuel Castells, was roundly rejected by 바카라사이트 sector.

“He tried to make a law which was very complicated because a lot of people [were] trying to make pressure and to change [it],” said Professor Lafuente, adding that it “put a lot of restriction and rules on everything”.

A finalised version of 바카라사이트 law is set to be adopted early next year.

ben.upton@ws-2000.com

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