Overview

• The Consejo General de Política Universitaria (CGPU) issued an unfavorable but non-binding report on Cesuga's proposed private university in A Coruña in March 2024.
• The Xunta de Galicia holds legislative authority to approve or reject the project, with no further procedural requirements from the Ministry of Education.
• The Spanish government is drafting a decree that would make positive CGPU evaluations mandatory for new private universities, potentially blocking Cesuga's project and others.
• Galician Education Minister Román Rodríguez has requested clarification from the Ministry of Education on the implications of the unfavorable report.
• Critics, including the rector of the University of A Coruña and CRUE, argue that authorizing private universities with negative evaluations could undermine academic quality.