The Ministry of Universities is a ministerial department in the

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responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on

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as well as representing Spain in the

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and other international organizations regarding universities. As of 2018–19, 215,160 people worked at the Spanish universities. From those, 125,471 were university professors and researchers (PDI), 63,281 administration and services personnel (PAS) and 26,408 research staff employed and technical research support staff (PI). Of the total staff in universities, 183,530 belong to public universities and 31,630 to private universities. In the same period, the total university public spending amounted to

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9.5 billion. The department was created as part of the

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as a split from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. It is headed by Joan Subirats.

Organization chart

The Department of Universities is structured in the following bodies: * The General Secretariat for Universities ** The Technical Cabinet **The Deputy Directorate-General for University Professors Training and Programming ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Degrees and Planning, Monitoring and Management of University Education ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Student Services and Institutional Relations **The Deputy Directorate-General for Research University Activity * The Undersecretariat of Universities ** The General Technical Secretariat ***The Deputy General Technical Secretariat ***The Deputy Directorate-General for Appeals and Relations with the Courts of Justice **The Technical Cabinet **The Deputy Directorate-General for Economic Management, Budget Office and General Affairs **The Deputy Directorate-General for Personnel and Inspection of Services **The Information and Communication Technologies Division

Ministry agencies

* The University Council. * The University Policy General Conference. * The State University Student Council. * The College of Spain in Paris. * The

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. * The

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. * The

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. * The Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education.

List of officeholders

Office name: *Ministry of Universities (2020–present)

References

Ministries established in 2020 2020 establishments in Spain

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