Under new rule, private universities to offer student dorms

A Spanish daily has reported that the Spanish government will issue a decree requiring newly established private universities to offer housing options for their students, writes Beyza Binnur Donmez for Anadolu Agency.

This measure is part of a protocol signed by the ministries of housing, economy, and universities to address the housing crisis for students and university staff, El Diario reported on 23 October 2024.

While the rule applies to all new institutions, the report said public universities are excluded as no new ones have been established in the past 25 years, and no future openings are planned. “We will include this mandate in the update of the Royal Decree on the creation of university centres,” Minister of Universities Diana Morant said in the report, adding that the aim is to “raise the minimum standards that define a university”.
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