Overview

• The University Law for Andalusia (LUPA), approved this week by the regional cabinet, heads to Parliament next week under an urgent procedure intended to secure passage before the legislature ends.
• The bill would require every university to set up a Transparency and Integrity Council, appoint an internal auditor and adopt an ethics code, with open research repositories and clearer rules for faculty selection.
• Academic and student measures include a B2 language requirement starting October 2029, shared core content to ease mobility, regulation of own degrees and microcredentials, recognition of tuition discounts as a student right, a Student Advisory Council, digital disconnection, housing access and disability inclusion.
• The push is paired with a record €1,757.9 million in university financing that the Junta says nears the LOSU 1% of GDP target, plus 199 new programmes through 2028 (40 in 2025/26) and 78,773 public new‑entry places, including about 1,300 in Medicine at €12.62 per credit.
• The plan adds at least €54 million for student support in 2025/26, ongoing authorization of the 2025 Infrastructure Plan annuality (€80 million over four years), €97.5 million in R&D incentives to be called by January, and improved staff pay and career pathways.