The general director of University Policy, Felipe Pétriz, advanced today at the University of Murcia the commitment of the Ministry of Education to incorporate the competent joint committee a proposal to fund the additional costs involving the secondary master to replace the current CAP.
The senior official of the Ministry of Education, which met at the headquarters of the Rectory with the educational institution authorities to discuss the progress of European, made the remarks in a meeting with the media on which addressed the issues higher education generate more controversy.
Pétriz Felipe, who reported on the state of adaptation to the European Higher Education Area, hopes for the 2009/10 academic year, half of the degrees offered in Spain are adapted to Bologna and, in the next, culminating convergence with Europe.
The ministry official said the Ministry has replaced the current Teacher Training Course (CAP) for a master because he understood that it was an area that could be improved, thus enhancing the training of future secondary school teachers, "and it is no the same namely, to know how to teach. "
In this sense, the general manager does not consider "correct" to compare the price of the CAP to the new master, "because it is an altogether different to what we had."
However, Pétriz said that in all the Autonomous Communities the Masters School will offer the minimum price allowed.
Funding for the degrees also earned a qualification by the director general, who said that not all outstanding degree of adaptation to Bologna require additional funding.
The discussion with Pétriz Felipe, attended the general director of the Autonomous University, Eduardo Osuna, was chaired by the rector of the University, José Antonio Cobacho.
Source: Universidad de Murcia. Fotos: Juanchi López