Spain establishes a new university system
Published on 01/21/2008
The reform of Spain's university system has just been officially approved to promote the modernization of Spanish universities and to put them on an equal footing with the best universities in the world.
A more flexible and open system has been adopted for Spanish higher education with three levels: undergraduate ("grado"), graduate ("master") and postgraduate ("doctorado"), equivalent to the system used traditionally in the United States and United Kingdom.
For the first time in their history, universities will be responsible for setting their own curricula, which will be established according to their resources and interests. This will facilitate their specialization. University curricula will be evaluated by a specific government evaluation agency and they will need an official recognition of their academic excellence every six years.
The new three-level structure and the introduction of the European credit system will allow Spanish degrees to be compatible and comparable to those of the 46 European countries that form the "European Space of Higher Education," of which Spain is a party.
As for students currently following their studies according to the former Spanish university system, they are guaranteed the total academic and professional validity of the degrees they will earn.
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