San Pablo CEU University appealed a few days ago the decree approved by the government which strengthens the conditions for the creation and recognition of universities and this concerns exclusively campuses which do not depend on the State. In the call, … In line with what has already been presented by the Community of Madrid and other regions governed by the PP, it has been suggested that the norm entails a “clear invasion of powers” and that some of its requirements could be considered “arbitrary”. This was announced this morning by the president of the Catholic Association of Propagandists, Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza, during a breakfast with journalists.
Even though CEU was in conversation with other private universities before presenting the appeal to the Supreme Court, ultimately He did it alone, independently. Furthermore, Bullón de Mendoza clarified that the CEU does not plan to join forces with other private institutions to “rearm” itself in the face of the government’s attack, as has been discussed since the approval of the norm. The CEU Foundation insisted that just as previous university regulations were respectful and their authors “were not messing with anyone,” The will of the recently approved decree seems to “seek tension”. In this sense, Bullón de Mendoza recalled that the explanatory memorandum of the law already seeks confrontation, just like the term “educational beach bars” that the President of the Government used to refer to private beach bars.
In any case, the management of the CEU, as well as its rector, Rosa Visedo, are calm in the face of the requirements of the standard, since Its most established campuses comply with the new “vetos” and, in fact, CEU obtained accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) last year, meeting the highest quality standards that it shares with universities such as Stanford, Berkeley or Utah. “Our least mature projects will have, as the decree itself says, a period of adaptation to comply with the most demanding,” said Javier M. Tello Bellosillo, general director of the San Pablo CEU University Foundation.
Commitment to research
Throughout the breakfast with journalists, CEU representatives wanted to emphasize commitment that the institution has had since its founding with researchone of the aspects highlighted by the government decree. Concretely, the text promoted by Diana Morant’s ministry obliges universities to devote 5% of their annual budget to research and to have 50% doctors for all teaching in the entire teaching staff. “We engage in research, not because a regulation obliges us to do so, but because that is how we have always understood it,” introduced Bullón de Mendoza. In fact, the CEU Board of Directors approved a career plan for research staffwhich represents a true a milestone in the world of private universities. This new program will “order” the careers of researchers and provide them with stability, in addition to serving, they say, “as a cradle for future researchers, who must form active groups.”
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