The Ministry of Universities was 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. The department was created as part of the

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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 after years of insistence by the scientific and university community.. The ministry had two ministers:

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(2020–2021) and Joan Subirats (2021–2023).

Organization chart

The Department of Universities was 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 Menéndez Pelayo International University. * 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 (2020–2023)

References

Ministries established in 2020 Ministries disestablished in 2023 2020 establishments in Spain 2023 disestablishments in Spain

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