Pérez Iglesias highlights the "firm commitment" of the Basque Government to the UPV
The Vice-Minister for Science, Universities and Innovation has stressed that the regular contribution of the Basque Government to the UPV/EHU in 2026 is EUR 339 million, 6.9% more than this year, and has even explained that the amount allocated to the public university is the highest in its history.
The Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, today in the Basque Parliament.
At a time when the Councillors of the Basque Government are presenting the budgets of their respective departments to the Basque Parliament, today it was the turn of the Adviser for Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, who has stressed that the commitment of the Government to the UPV is total, and he has shown that the regular contribution to the UPV in 2026 will be EUR 339 million (6.9% more than this year).
Pérez Iglesias presented this morning to the Finance Committee of the Basque Parliament the draft budget of the Department of Science, Universities and Innovation of the Basque Government for 2026,for the amount of 653.3 million euros, 6.6% higher than this year's.
The Councillor has explained that the draft budget presented demonstrates the Basque Government's commitment to university, science and innovation.
After UPV/EHU Rector Joxerramon Bengoetxea denounced last week that the draft budget presented by the Government will lead to paralysis at the University, Pérez Iglesias has defended the coalition government's effort to strengthen the public university.
The Department of Science, Universities and Innovation will allocate 495.2 million to the university system and other higher education centres (Musikene, GOI, IMH, etc.), 151.6 million to research and innovation and 6.3 million to other fields.
UPV/EHU Rector Joxerramon Bengoetxea warned last week that the University was on its way to paralysis with the Government's planned budget for next year. University Counselor Juan I Pérez Iglesias today explained in Parliament that the Government's commitment to the UPV/EHU is total.
The Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, has strongly denied that the UPV is underfunded. The Basque Government has said that it will allocate 6 '9% more budget (339 million euros for current expenditure) and that it is not possible to increase it, as requested by Rector Joxerramon Bengoetxea when reporting to Parliament.
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