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Galician Rectors Approve Plan to Decentralize Medicine Degree Pending Final Sign-Offs

Formal ratification remains outstanding, leaving independent degree filings on hold.

Overview

  • The working group and the rectors of USC, UVigo and UDC validated a pact to share upper-year medical teaching across Santiago, Vigo and A Coruña.
  • The rollout is phased toward full deployment in 2028/29, with outlets differing on the start year for initial measures between 2025/26 and 2026/27.
  • The model covers years 4–6, with Santiago handling roughly half of instruction and new teaching units in A Coruña (CHUAC) and Vigo (Álvaro Cunqueiro) staffed by faculty from all three universities.
  • The agreement must be ratified by the Consello de Docencia Clínica de Galicia before going to each university’s governing council for approval.
  • UVigo and UDC have paused formal bids for their own Medicine degrees during the pact, while political tensions persist with public criticism from A Coruña’s mayor and a defense of the deal by Galicia’s president.