A university reform at the service of political interest

Once again, a Government has the opportunity to reform the structure of the University and lay the foundations to

, and yet, it does not dare to establish the legal framework that promotes its modernization and puts an end to the vices of the system.

The Organic Law Project of the University System (Losu) that was approved yesterday in Congress does not even include elements to end the inbreeding and poor management that has become entrenched on campus, just

s contributes to making these more competitive at an international level and establishes few ways to connect students with a labor market where the second rate of youth unemployment in the EU awaits them.

In addition to the absence of purely educational solutions to the great evils that have taken root and undermine quality every year, is added the perversion of the spirit of the university as a forum for free thought.

To tie the Budgets, the Executive

, which made possible an amendment by ERC and Bildu that will allow the cloisters of the campuses to adopt ideological pronouncements, as occurred during the

.

It is a legal ruse to circumvent the action of the Justice, which has already condemned several universities for violating the principle of ideological neutrality.

The third university reform of democracy is a missed opportunity.

A reform tailored to particularism, based on the negotiation of political interest and not on teaching excellence and student merit.

Neither former minister Manuel Castells -he outlined the draft with interesting measures that sought to make our system similar to that of the United States and attract more talent- nor the current Joan Subirats have been able to promote a structural change that

.

There is no progress in accountability, which would link receiving certain funds to results;

On the contrary, those universities that use the co-official languages ​​will be rewarded.

The choice of the rector is not modified: so that he would not be a captive figure of his voters, he should be chosen by a commission of experts from outside the university itself.

And access to competitions for access to teaching staff positions is prevented from being decided through independent commissions.

He

He has announced that he will repeal the reform and correct its deficiencies, however, he did not draft a law to that effect when he governed.

Except for some positive aspect, such as the promotion of dual careers, the law violates the principles of merit, equality and capacity that must govern the university to

what Spain needs to avoid being left behind in an increasingly competitive and globalized world.

A world in which scientific and technological research is essential to guarantee the sustainability of the economy.

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