Overview
- This week the Comisión Interuniversitaria de Galicia (CIUG) acknowledged faults in the PAU exams for History of Spain and Dibujo Técnico and said examiners will apply extraordinary, flexible correction criteria to avoid harming students.
- The CIUG is the joint body run by the three public Galician universities and Consellería delegates that sets, supervises and corrects PAU tests; its current six-member composition gives equal university and government representation.
- Conselleiro Román Rodríguez publicly criticized the CIUG’s explanations as insufficient, demanded that universities determine and assume responsibilities, and revived a Xunta plan to increase regional participation in PAU coordination by 2028.
- Parent groups and teachers called for an exhaustive investigation, saying the errors risk unequal treatment and caused severe stress for thousands of students who face high-stakes admissions decisions.
- Teachers and some CIUG insiders pointed to process flaws — including only one final reviewer of the chosen exam and strict confidentiality that limits pre‑release checks — and have urged concrete reforms such as two-person final review and clearer, harmonized exam design.