Education

The rector of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Joxerramon Bengoetxea, has insisted on Wednesday that "the issue of the genocide of the Palestinian people is a priority in our university" and has implied that the UPV has in recent months renounced research projects worth 247 million euros in the field of biomedicine or computer science because of their connection with the State of Israel.

At his hearing, Bengoetxea urged the European Commission and the Spanish Government to exclude universities, research centres and institutions in Israel from European research cooperation funds, academic or cultural. 

Protesters call for a boycott of Israel and accuse the Basque Government and the UPV of being "accomplices to the genocide." On the arrival of lehendakari Pradales there have been cries and even moments of tension, so the start of the event has been delayed by a few minutes. Representatives of the institutions and the university that attended the event have been silent waiting for the end of the screams.

The judgement has invalidated a dozen articles which, among other things, established Catalan as a language of communication and learning and as a common language in teaching and administrative activities. Generality may appeal. 

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Thirty percent of three-year-olds starting school this school year will start in models B and D.

"By May we want to complete the process and lay the foundations. Education must always look to the future and make consensual decisions because we have very important demographic challenges and social changes in the Basque Country," said the Education Counsellor.

The leaders of the Coordinator have called for free courses for people who want to learn Basque at all levels during the presentation of the enrollment campaign for the new course. 

About 50,000 students have returned to school. The Ministry of Education has announced that it wants to take closer care of the mental health of students and will appoint representatives to do so in each of the  territories.

In a general context of inflation and rising prices, September is a critical month for families, who are preparing to face another school year by buying the necessary school supplies.

Of the 473 places offered, 84 have not been filled, while in primary school there have been hardly any vacancies.

The association of parents of this school has denounced the lack of response of the Basque Government in funding the centre, so about 20 people are going to go on hunger strike in front of the government headquarters in Bilbao.  More than 60% of students remember that they have special needs or needs.

The UPV/EHU will offer 106 degrees for the next course, a total of 8,789 places. Of the entire catalogue, Biomedical Engineering, health degrees and double degrees are the most interesting.

The lawyer for the student who was harassed at school has stated that the school did nothing to prevent attacks that have caused serious psychiatric and physical consequences to the girl. 

"In 12 months the picture of the world has changed even more. And uncertainty, far from alleviating it, has increased considerably day by day. "Faced with this, the" only secret "of survival  is to" embrace the rules "and" boldly " " to be able to play "in this game."

This is the message sent today by the President, Imanol Pradales , at the meeting of the Governing Council, which, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the legislature, met today in Ajuria Enea and at the press conference to report on what has been said, Pradales took part to take stock of the media for a year. 

He begins by recalling the time he took office and presided over the first Governing Council . He says that the statement he made then "has only been reinforced" over the past 12 months and has used the word "uncertainty" in more than one, because "in our time" is, in his own words, "the main feature". 

That's why he's asked the counselors to "keep risking," and he thinks they're "on the right track," even though he admits there have been "mistakes." 

It has highlighted initiatives in the areas of health, housing, education or employment, among others, and added that their aim is " to advance self-government ". 

With a view to the future, he explained that the road map was established: strengthening public services; transformative investments , preparing the Basque Country for the future; and strengthening it as a community to move forward as a people, three priorities that the Basque Government had highlighted.

The lehendakari wants to make his way "together with society" and has expressed his desire and need for "continuous collaboration", thanks to which "self-demand" can be fed every day. 

The Chief Executive of Vitoria-Gasteiz has also opted for  diplomacy in the face of the global clashes. He has called for "dialogue" and "diplomacy" to be replaced by weapons.

Having said that, he has said that he will continue to "stand firm on the path taken, without distractions."