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counter for what Spanish universities adapt to the most stringent requirements Quality win comes into effect on Sunday by royal decree obligating them to do so Do not exceed 40% of temporary contracts, allocate 5% of your money to research and at least 50% of teachers must have a Ph.D. As of Sunday, 87 public and private universities and those that may be established from now on will have a maximum period of time. Five years to meet new requirements Thus, you end up with university institutions that only define themselves in this way.

In the past four decades Higher education students doubled Among the 33 active universities in 1983 it became 50 public universities, 37 private universities and the Catholic Church, which together add 1061 colleges. The Royal Decree on the Establishment, Recognition and Licensing of Universities and University Centers, which repealed the former from 2015, affects New colleges or schools in an existing university, allocating a center to a university, and creating a new center.

For an academic institution to be called a university, it must meet, among other things, the following requirements:

.- when Offer a minimum of ten bachelor’s degrees, six master’s degrees and two official doctoral programmes. In them they will be represented, at least, Three of the Five Great Branches of Knowledge (Arts, humanities, sciences, health sciences, social and legal sciences, engineering and architecture).

.- the Undergraduate students (and dual degrees) would mean at least 50% of those enrolled in the center’s formal education. The degrees can be taught in a virtual, mixed, and face-to-face manner.

.- You have to devote At least 5% of the budget to encourage private search.

.- faculty and research staff With a temporary work contract that may not exceed 40% of the workforce Teacher of universities and university centers.

.- Total number of members Teaching and Research Staff in the University It shall not be less than the result of applying the ratio 1/25 in relation to the number of entrants. This percentage includes faculty and research staff counted on a full-time basis or part-time equivalent and Can be modified when it is default teachings to swing between 1/25 and 1/50 Depending on the level of experimentation of the grades and the attendance that is larger or smaller. Justified exceptions can be created, though In no case shall the ratio exceed 1/100.

.- the Teaching and Research Staff which are taught in universities will be composed, At least 50% of doctors To group teachings corresponding to the degree and/or master’s degree. In addition, all responsible faculty members Teaching PhD studies must be In possession of the title of Doctor.

.- my teacher private universities and private centers attached to universities He may not be a university faculty official in the case of active service and appointment to a public university, plus full-time faculty and research in the same position.

.- Universities whose teaching offer is offered Mostly in default mode Must Determine the technology platform for each official title What will it be used as a virtual educational campus and its characteristics; learning assessment systems From the student body and external academic practices and programming It will be deployed from inception and in subsequent years to train teachers in technical skills and offline teaching skills.

.- Universities will annually submit to the competent body of the autonomous community or the state public administration Memory of their educational and research activitiesIt is implemented under multi-year programming.

If it is appreciated Does not meet the required requirements, the university must provide a Corrective action plan within a maximum period of three months, will be two years max To develop such a plan. If the requirements are not corrected after the deadlines, the Autonomous Community may Revoke permission to start your activitywhose scope may affect the entire university or limit its impact to any of its centers.