Overview
- - The Catalan government published its Medicine study plan Friday, setting a target to lift first-year intake from 1,333 to 2,025 by the 2031–32 academic year.
- - Starting in the 2026–27 intake, private universities will add 195 seats, with 120 at Universitat Ramon Llull, 50 at Abat Oliba-CEU, and 25 more at the University of Vic.
- - Public growth follows a fixed timetable that adds 50 places in Terrassa under University of Barcelona coordination in 2027–28, then 111 in 2028–29, and 112 more in each of the next three years to reach the goal.
- - To open more teaching slots in hospitals, the government cut accreditation times from 13 to 6 months, accrediting five centers in 2025 with six more now in process.
- - Demand currently far exceeds supply at about 3.7 applications per seat, and officials expect admission cut-off scores to ease over time rather than immediately.