Overview

• The University of A Coruña has officially filed to establish a Faculty of Medicine for the 2027-28 academic year, directly challenging USC’s sole award of the Medicine degree under the 2015 agreement.
• Vigo’s mayor Abel Caballero will convene a special municipal plenary to demand creation of a Medicine faculty at UVigo with dedicated Xunta funding.
• USC rector Antonio López argues that adding new faculties risks diluting educational quality and could leave graduates unable to secure specialised training positions.
• The Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo has offered 21 accredited physicians to form a clinical teaching unit and support practical training locally.
• PSdeG accuses the Xunta de Galicia of failing to implement the decentralization terms of the 2015 pact, while PPdeG leaders disavow unilateral bids in A Coruña and Vigo.