Spanish Universities Add 3,700 Professors

Why this is here: Regional Spanish communities have only filled 14.5% of the professor positions funded through the María Goyri program.

Spanish universities now employ 3,700 new professors thanks to an unprecedented agreement between the national government and regional communities. The María Goyri program helps fund these positions with 1.5 billion euros.

Nearly 100% of the positions funded by the national ministry are filled. However, only about 14.5% of the positions funded by regional governments are currently occupied.

The agreement allows universities to open another 1,900 positions. These new positions will be available over the next two academic years. The program aims to address a shortage of university faculty in Spain.

Officials note that the funding for the program expires in two years. This creates a time constraint for fully staffing the new and existing positions. The long-term sustainability of these positions remains to be seen as the program nears its end.