Dean’s pronouncement regarding Spanish government’s announcement on the rise in tuition fees at university
On 20 April, the Board of Trustees, as the Spanish Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, José Ignacio Wert, had informed the press, approved different cost rationalisation measures that affect university education. One of these measures implies an increase in tuition fees of up to 66% of the current price, based on a model that allows autonomous communities to raise the cost of what students pay at public universities to a 25% of the estimated actual cost (currently it is estimated that they pay an average of 15% of the real cost).
On 20 April, the Board of Trustees, as the Spanish Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, José Ignacio Wert, had informed the press, approved different cost rationalisation measures that affect university education. One of these measures implies an increase in tuition fees of up to 66% of the current price, based on a model that allows autonomous communities to raise the cost of what students pay at public universities to a 25% of the estimated actual cost (currently it is estimated that they pay an average of 15% of the real cost).
In this regard, the rector of the University of Barcelona, Dr. Dídac Ramírez, wants to express:
The University of Barcelona, as the first public university in our country, works in a rigorous and responsible way to face the current crisis situation. Public administrations should become aware of the fact that higher education is not part of the problem and that they do not admit strategic cuts, as they are precisely one of the keys to move the country forward.