Ministry of Universities

Ministry of Universities
Ministerio de Universidades

Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed12 January 2020
Preceding agency
Dissolved20 November 2023
Superseding agency
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
Annual budget€ 475 million, 2023[1]
Minister responsible

The Ministry of Universities was a ministerial department in the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on universities as well as representing Spain in the European Union and other international organizations regarding universities.[2]

The department was created as part of the Sánchez II Government as a split from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. On 20 November 2023 the department was disestablished and its functions returned to the Ministry of Science[3] after years of insistence by the scientific and university community..[4]

The ministry had two ministers: Manuel Castells (2020–2021)[5] and Joan Subirats (2021–2023).[6]

  1. ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Royal Decree 431/2020, of March 3, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Universities". boe.es. pp. 22459–22470. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. ^ Pereda, África Gelardo Arrebola, Cristina F. (2023-11-20). "Diana Morant suma Universidades al Ministerio de Ciencia". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Silió, Elisa (2023-11-21). "Fusionar de nuevo los ministerios de Universidades y Ciencia: la petición diaria de rectores y científicos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ^ Benito, Raquel (2020-01-05). "El sociólogo Manuel Castells será el próximo ministro de Universidades". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ^ "Joan Subirats promete su cargo ante el rey". elperiodico (in Spanish). 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.