Învățământul academic privat în Spania
Private Academic Education in Spain

Summary/Abstract: Regardless of the country, generally the decision to study at a public or private university is not an easy one. This study aims at offering a comprehensive image on academic education in Spain and at showing succinctly the new changes that are required in view of improving its qualities, under all aspects. For better clarification, the analysis aims at comparing the two existing systems – public and private. Thus, after identifying the particularities of the territorial-administrative organization and listing the ministries with attributions in the field of education, a history of Spanish universities is presented, together with the main private universities in operation in 2021. There follows a short exposition of the main legislative provisions that regulate Spanish education, a description of the way in which the university admission exam is organized, as well as of certain information regarding the state involvement in funding private universities, both in Spain and in EU. Finally, figures are provided regarding the evolution of the number of universities and students.

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